203.01 Flashcards
It is the responsibility of who to implement procedures on EMS incidents requiring the commitment of two and one medical or greater?
First arriving company officer
A multi patient incident is defined as what?
An incident with fewer than 25 patients
A mass casualty incident is defined as what
Any incident involving 25–100 patients
A disaster is defined as what
Any incident involving more than 100 patients
What are the general tactical objectives of an EMS incident?
- remove endangered occupants/treat the injured.
- Stabilize the incident/provide for life safety.
- Ensure functions of triage, extrication, treatment and transport are est and performed appropriately
- provide for safety, accountability, and welfare of rescue personnel and victims.
- Conserve property.
What are the EMS tactical objectives
- triage report
- All immediates transported.
What priority order should patients be treated/transported in?
- Immediate.
- Delayed patient upgraded to immediate.
- Delayed.
- Minor.
The initial actions of the first arriving officer shall be directed towards what?
• size up
• Requesting appropriate resources
• initial organization of scene
What are the initial actions that should be taken upon coming on scene?
- Unseen report, command, initiate triage.
- Rapid hazard assessment, established safe zone to operate, traffic control.
- Provide for occupant protection (charged landline).
- Call for additional resources.
- Triage report to alarm.
- Stabilize hazard/removed patients to treatment area.
- Assigned crew specific tasks.
- Sectorize
- Patient assessment/treatment functions.
- Coordinate transport.
When should triage tags be used?
Anytime there are three or more immediate patients or more than 10 total patients
Additional traffic control should be requested from who and through who
Law-enforcement through Dispatch
The initial report should indicate the scale of the incident to allow Dispatch to do what?
Notify other agencies
What units will go on seen immediately without staging?
• first arriving company
• first medic unit
• first chief officer
• first ladder
• First rescue
What level staging will companies utilize upon initial dispatch if they should not be on scene “first””
Level one stage
All first alarm medical incidents, require what level staging area for all fire department resources, including rescue companies?
Level II staging area
Where should all outside Eden Cesar’s responding to a medical incident be sent?
To the staging area
What is the first determination that treatment sector needs to make?
whether patients will be treated “in place” or at a designated treatment area.
What is treatment responsible for?
• assigning/supervising treatment teams
• ensure all patients have been triaged, assessed, and treated.
What is the purpose of transportation sector?
To obtain all modes of transportation needed to take patients to the hospital
In conjunction with command, transportation should determine what?
• location of staging area
• rescue loading area
• helicopter landing zone
• Hospital availability
When should safety sector be established?
After all basic sectors have been established
What two units will be dispatched automatically on greater alarm medical incidents
Medical support 19 and medical supply Truck from PHX resource management
What sector should be established on greater alarm medical incidents?
Medical supply sector
How many companies will be assigned to an LZ
At least one engine company
