This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Trauma, Subject name: Surgery
In triage &;red&; denotes 
Select and explain. 
A. Critical, but likely to survive if treatment given early, B. Critical, likely to survive if treatment given within hours, C. Stable, likely to survive even if treatment is delayed for hours to days, D. Not breathing, pulseless, so severely injured that no medical care is likely to help
A: Critical, but likely to survive if treatment given early
Answer: A: Critical, but likely to survive if treatment given early 
Explanation: First priority: Red - Critical, but likely to survive if treatment given earlySecond priority: Yellow - Critical, likely to survive if treatment given within hoursThird priority: Green - Stable, likely to survive even if treatment is delayed for hours to daysLast priority: Black - Not breathing, pulseless, so severely injured that no medical care is likely to helpBailey and love 26e pg: 422