Which describes Yellow tag criteria in START triage?

• A. Not breathing
• B. RR between 10 and 29, radial pulse present, able to follow simple commands, greater than 1 year old, not ambulatory
• C. Ambulatory
• D. RR greater than 29 or less than 10

Answer: (B)

In START triage, color tags reflect how urgently a patient needs care. Yellow, or delayed, is for patients who are not in immediate danger but need treatment; they are stable enough that they can wait a short time while others with more urgent needs are addressed. The described criteria—breathing at a rate between 10 and 29 breaths per minute, a radial pulse present, the ability to follow simple commands, and being older than one year, yet not ambulatory—fit this paused-but-stable category: the patient has adequate circulation and mental status, so they don’t require immediate life-saving interventions, but their inability to walk to safety prevents them from being green (minor). The other options describe different states: not breathing indicates a need for immediate airway intervention or is categorized as Black (deceased or expectant); being ambulatory would be Green (minor); and a respiratory rate outside 10–29 (greater than 29 or less than 10) signals a more urgent need, classified as Red (immediate).