BK 70 MCI Operational Manual

Question 1

Who shall ensure that the HEAR radio system has been activated?

Answer 1

IC

Question 2

What does HEAR stand for?

Answer 2

Hospital emergency administrative radio

Question 3

What does MAC stand for?

Answer 3

Medical alert center

Question 4

What is medical branch reserved for?

Answer 4

Usually large number of victims, victims spread over a large area, or access to patients separated by a great distance

Question 5

What are some examples of the incident described above?

Answer 5

Metro rail crash, airplane crash

Question 6

What is the definition of medical group?

Answer 6

Department resources that are assembled at an incident, but do not necessarily function within a single geographic area

Question 7

What units fall under the medical group SUP?

Answer 7

Medical supply unit leader,
Treatment unit leader, Triage unit leader,
Transportation unit leader

Question 8

What positions will report to the triage unit leader?

Answer 8

Treatment dispatch manager,
Immediate treatment manager,
Delay treatment manager,
Minor treatment manager

Question 9

What positions will report to the triage unit leader?

Answer 9

Triage personnel, Transporters,

Morgue manager

Question 10

What positions will report to the transportation unit leader?

Answer 10

Medical communications coordinator, transportation recorder, ambulance staging manager

Question 11

What two teams will fall under each treatment manager (immediate, delete, minor)?

Answer 11

Treatment teams and hospital teams

Question 12

What relieve should be considered for transporters?

Answer 12

30 minute rotation relief

Question 13

The morgue manager will be relieved of that responsibility by who?

Answer 13

LAPD or office of corner

Question 14

When should the treatment unit leader consider the use of volunteers?

Answer 14

During major disasters only

Question 15

If volunteers are to be used, where should they be assigned to?

Answer 15

Minor treatment

Question 16

Whose responsibility is it to designate an ambulance staging area?

Answer 16

Transportation unit leader

Question 17

For efficient use of resources, consider transporting what with each immediate patient?

Answer 17

A Delayed patient

Question 18

Whose responsibility is it to identify a numbering system for private ambulances?

Answer 18

Ambulance staging manager

Question 19

What is START?

Answer 19

Simple triage and rapid treatment

Question 20

What are the four triage categories?

Answer 20

Deceased, immediate, delayed, minor

Question 21

What is the definition of deceased?

Answer 21

No ventilation even after repositioning airway

Question 22

What is the definition of immediate?

Answer 22

Ventilations after repositioning airway, Respirations > 30/min
Cap Refill >2 seconds,
Failure to follow simple commands

Question 23

What is the definition of delayed?

Answer 23

Any patient not in immediate or minor category

Question 24

What is the definition of minor?

Answer 24

This group is formed by ordering “anyone who can walk” and directing them to an area

Question 25

START allows triaging a patient in how much time?

Answer 25

One minute (60 seconds)

Question 26

Triage tag remnants should be retained by what two people/ICS positions?

Answer 26

Treatment unit leader, transportation supervisor