In START triage, which color tag corresponds to Immediate priority?

• A. Yellow
• B. Red
• C. Black
• D. Green

Answer: (B)

In START triage, color tags quickly show who needs care right away. Red tags are for immediate priority—people who have life-threatening injuries but can benefit from rapid, lifesaving treatment if it’s started within minutes. This is why the color for Immediate priority is red: it flags patients who require prompt intervention to survive.

To put it in context, green tags are for minor, walking-wounded cases; yellow tags indicate delayed care that can wait a bit; and black tags are for those who are deceased or unsalvageable. So red stands out as the category for people who must be treated now to prevent imminent death.