HAS 106A Army Coding Practice Exam

Which category describes wounded who are in need of surgery but whose general condition permits delay in treatment without unduly endangering life, limb, or eyesight, with sustaining treatment required?

Triage

Delayed

In field triage, there’s a category for casualties whose injuries are serious enough to need surgery but aren’t life-threatening right now. They can wait for definitive care because delaying treatment won’t unduly endanger life, a limb, or eyesight, as long as they continue receiving sustaining treatment to keep them stable. This is the Delayed category. It means resources aren’t spent immediately on their surgery, but they’re not ignored—they’re monitored and given ongoing support (fluids, pain control, antibiotics if needed, dressings, etc.) while awaiting evacuation or definitive care.

Reason this fits best: they clearly require operative intervention, yet their general condition allows a delay without increasing the risk of death or loss of limb/eye, provided they’re kept stable.

Why the others don’t fit: Immediate is for those who must have life-saving care right away as delay would risk death; Minimal applies to minor injuries that don’t require urgent treatment; Triage is the overall process or method, not a specific category describing this scenario.

Immediate

Minimal