You arrive at an mci. you see a non-ambulatory child who has been evaluated using the jumpstart algorithm with a yellow tag. what does this represent?

it signifies delayed response to the victim, that there is no sign of any life threatening injury, but it is needed to check for any noticeable signs of external injuries.

Explanation:

Jump-start algorithm are generally used to sort children into categories based on the degree or extent of the injuries in multiple - causality situations.

it is applicable to children from infancy to age 8yrs,

It is divided into 4-categories called Triage categories, with certain 4 - colors where each indicates the extent of severity of the child conditions represented with tags.

Thus Red - tag indicated need for urgent medical attention, because of life threatening injuries.

Yellow indicated although medical attention is needed, the injury is not life threatening. Intervention may be delayed for few hours.

Green-indicated minor injury, that is not so serious, medical intervention may be delayed for some days

Black indicated diseased or the injury is so severe that the life of the victim can not be saved with available resources.