Ch 4 Key Terms - Incident Command and Triage

Question 1

A mnemonic for remembering the assessment findings of the START triage system: 30 respirations per minute, capillary refill of 2 seconds, and ability to follow simple commands (can do).

Answer 1

30—2-Can Do

Question 2

What does “30-2-can do” stand for?

Answer 2

30 respirations per minute, capillary refill of 2 seconds, and ability to follow simple commands (can do).

Question 3

A rank structure for management

Answer 3

Chain of command

Question 4

Any primary work area in or around an incident in which incident-related activities are planned, organized, directed, or conducted.

Answer 4

Facility

Question 5

Anything out of ordinary day-to-day activities that necessitates a response (e.g., emergencies, disasters, outbreaks, vaccination programs, important meetings or conferences).

Answer 5

Incident

Question 6

The person who provides overall leadership at an incident.

Answer 6

Incident commander (IC)

Question 7

A formal, organized method for managing an incident, regardless of its cause, size, scope, or complexity.

Answer 7

Incident command system (ICS)

Question 8

A process for managing an incident in which multiple agencies that have different command structures and communication capabilities are participating.

Answer 8

Multiagency coordination system (MACS)

Question 9

An incident involving two or more patients and in which the number of patients exceeds the capability of local resources.

Answer 9

Multiple-casualty incident (MCI)

Question 10

A federally mandated “all-hazards” approach for responding to and managing an Incident. It was created as a result of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5.

Answer 10

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Question 11

A system that readily identifies both the locations and the functions of all members operating at an incident scene.

Answer 11

Personnel accountability system

Question 12

Under NIMS, a response component that includes mutual-aid agreements; the use of special federal, state, local, and tribal teams; and resource mobilization protocols

Answer 12

Resource management

Question 13

A triage system developed as an all-hazards method of triaging all patients regardless of age or special need. The acronym stands for sort, assess, Lifesaving interventions, and treatment and/or transport

Answer 13

SALT triage system

Question 14

What does the SALT acronym stand for?

Answer 14

sort, assess, Lifesaving interventions, and treatment and/or transport

Question 15

The heads of the functional areas within the incident command system.

Answer 15

Section chiefs

Question 16

The total number of Individuals or resources supervised by a Single person; usually three to seven individuals or resources. The optimal number is considered to be five.

Answer 16

Span of control

Question 17

A triage system commonly used by public safety personnel.

Answer 17

START triage system - The acronym START stands for simple triage and rapid treatment

Question 18

What does the START acronym stand for?

Answer 18

simple triage and rapid treatment

Question 19

A group of resources of the same size or type that is managed by a ___ team leader (e.g., a group of Nordic patrollers).

Answer 19

Strike team

Question 20

A combination of different resources with common communications that is managed by a leader (e.g., a sheriff’s deputy, an NSP Alpine patrol, and a search-and-rescue team).

Answer 20

Task force

Question 21

A process of prioritizing patients for treatment and transportation based on their clinical signs and symptoms. It operates under the philosophy of “Do the most good for the most people.”

Answer 21

Triage