205.03 Medical Incident Communications

Question 1

Who is responsible for notifying other agencies of a major incident?

Answer 1

Dispatch

Question 2

On a 2-1 medical dispatch is responsible for what?

Answer 2

Understand triage report
Contact level 1 and 2 hospitals and their ability to take pts when requested by command
Communicate hospital availability to command or transportation
Advise hospitals when situation is terminated if not getting patients

Question 3

What is dispatches role on a 1at alarm medical?

Answer 3

Understand triage report
Put helo on standby
Contact leave 1 hospitals when requested by command
Communicative hospital availability to command and transportation sector
Dispatch rescues or helo
Advise notify when incident is terminated if hospitals are not getting patients

Question 4

In a mass casualty situation dispatch will be responsible for getting what?

Answer 4

Rescues
Helo
And speaking to hospitals
Use Phx transit busses if necessary