Which metric is used to identify non-ambulatory casualties in an evacuation plan?

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Which metric is used to identify non-ambulatory casualties in an evacuation plan?

The main idea is to determine how many patients cannot walk and will need assistance moving, so you can allocate the right transport resources. The number of litter patients provides a direct count of non-ambulatory casualties, showing exactly who will require a litter or stretcher and additional manpower. Ambulatory patients are those who can move on their own, so counting them doesn’t identify those needing assisted transport. The total number of casualties includes both ambulatory and non-ambulatory, but it doesn’t isolate the non-ambulatory portion. The severity score describes how serious injuries are, not mobility status, so it doesn’t specifically identify non-ambulatory individuals.

The main idea is to determine how many patients cannot walk and will need assistance moving, so you can allocate the right transport resources. The number of litter patients provides a direct count of non-ambulatory casualties, showing exactly who will require a litter or stretcher and additional manpower. Ambulatory patients are those who can move on their own, so counting them doesn’t identify those needing assisted transport. The total number of casualties includes both ambulatory and non-ambulatory, but it doesn’t isolate the non-ambulatory portion. The severity score describes how serious injuries are, not mobility status, so it doesn’t specifically identify non-ambulatory individuals.

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