BK 70 MCI Operational Manual Flashcards
Who shall ensure that the HEAR radio system has been activated?
IC
What does HEAR stand for?
Hospital emergency administrative radio
What does MAC stand for?
Medical alert center
What is medical branch reserved for?
Usually large number of victims, victims spread over a large area, or access to patients separated by a great distance
What are some examples of the incident described above?
Metro rail crash, airplane crash
What is the definition of medical group?
Department resources that are assembled at an incident, but do not necessarily function within a single geographic area
What units fall under the medical group SUP?
Medical supply unit leader,
Treatment unit leader, Triage unit leader,
Transportation unit leader
What positions will report to the triage unit leader?
Treatment dispatch manager,
Immediate treatment manager,
Delay treatment manager,
Minor treatment manager
What positions will report to the triage unit leader?
Triage personnel, Transporters,
Morgue manager
What positions will report to the transportation unit leader?
Medical communications coordinator, transportation recorder, ambulance staging manager
What two teams will fall under each treatment manager (immediate, delete, minor)?
Treatment teams and hospital teams
What relieve should be considered for transporters?
30 minute rotation relief
The morgue manager will be relieved of that responsibility by who?
LAPD or office of corner
When should the treatment unit leader consider the use of volunteers?
During major disasters only
If volunteers are to be used, where should they be assigned to?
Minor treatment
Whose responsibility is it to designate an ambulance staging area?
Transportation unit leader
For efficient use of resources, consider transporting what with each immediate patient?
A Delayed patient
Whose responsibility is it to identify a numbering system for private ambulances?
Ambulance staging manager
What is START?
Simple triage and rapid treatment
What are the four triage categories?
Deceased, immediate, delayed, minor
What is the definition of deceased?
No ventilation even after repositioning airway
What is the definition of immediate?
Ventilations after repositioning airway, Respirations > 30/min
Cap Refill >2 seconds,
Failure to follow simple commands
What is the definition of delayed?
Any patient not in immediate or minor category
What is the definition of minor?
This group is formed by ordering “anyone who can walk” and directing them to an area
START allows triaging a patient in how much time?
One minute (60 seconds)
Triage tag remnants should be retained by what two people/ICS positions?
Treatment unit leader, transportation supervisor
