Which term describes a patient requiring immediate transport?

• A. Rapid Transport
• B. Priority Patient
• C. Load and Go
• D. Secondary Assessment

Answer: (B)

A patient needing immediate transport is described as a Priority Patient. This designation is used in EMS to flag individuals who must be moved to definitive care promptly because their condition is serious or may deteriorate quickly, even if they’re currently stable enough to travel. It’s about how urgent the transport is and the need for rapid access to definitive treatment.

The other terms describe actions or steps rather than the patient’s category. Rapid Transport refers to the speed of moving the patient to care, not how the patient is classified. Load and Go likewise emphasizes minimizing on-scene time with quick transport, again focusing on action rather than labeling the patient’s urgency. Secondary Assessment is the on-scene evaluation performed after the primary survey, not a transport-urgency label.