203.02 Triage Sector

Question 0

At larger incidents (more than 10 patients), the first arriving officer should assume command and assign triage to whom?

Answer 0

Next arriving Company

Question 1

At smaller incidents (up to 10 patients), whom is triage handled by?

Answer 1

First arriving company officer

Question 2

The triage process requires close coordination between what to sector officers?

Answer 2

Extrication and treatment

Question 3

Once the triage crews have tagged and labeled all patients, they should forward to tracking slips to whom?

Answer 3

Triage officer

Question 4

After the triage officer receives the tracking slips, he arranges the tracking slips to determine the number of patients and their condition. The triage sector officer then radio’s command with a triage report. What should this report include?

Answer 4

Number of patients

The classifications

Question 5

What does a triage report signify?

Answer 5

The initial triage has been completed on the incident using the S.T.A.R.T. criteria