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BLOCK 3: MASS-CASUALTY Flashcards

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multiple-casualty incident

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any situation with more than one patient that will NOT overwhelm available resources

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mass casualty incident

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number of patients and severity of injuries that can overwhelm available community resources, requiring mutual aid response

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leading authority agency over mass-casualty response in US

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FEMA (federal emergency management agency)

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National Incident Management System (NIMS)

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designed to improve efficiency in managing incidents regardless of size or complexity and improve coordination

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when did NIMS become required for all first responders

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after 9/11

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who implemented the NIMS system

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president of US directed Secretary of Homeland Security

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three important features of NIMS

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standardization, flexibility, interoperability

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the 4 major NIMS components

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fundamentals and concepts
resource management
command and coordination
communications and info management

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where does EMS provider’s role fall within the NIMS components

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command and coordination

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general staff of the incident command system (ICS)

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FLOP
finance
logistics
operations
planning

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who has overall command responsibility for the ICS

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incident commander (IC)

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the command functions

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PIO (public information officer)
safety officer
liaison officer

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what type of command system does multiagency responses use

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unified

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single command system

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one person in charge, used for small incidents involving only one agency or jurisdiction

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small-scale vs large-scale incidents where is the incident commander

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small-scale: on fringes of a scene
large-scale: short distance from the scene

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each transfer of command should occur as a ____

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face-to-face exchange

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operations section role

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tactical operations including triage, patient treatment/transport

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finance section role

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documenting all expenditures at an incident for reimbursement

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4 units of the finance section

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time unit: recording of personnel/equipment time
procurement unit: vendor contracts
compensation/claims unit: claims and injury compensation
cost unit: collecting and reporting costs

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logistics section role

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for equipment (comms, facilities, food/water, fuel, lighting, medical)

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planning section role

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solves problems as they arise during the MCI

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4 units in planning section

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resources, situation, demobilization, documentation

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which section develops the incident action plan

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planning section

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safety officer role

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monitors scenes for hazards

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public information officer role

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provides public and media with information

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what is a joint information center

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PIO’s from different agencies working together

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liaison officer role

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relays info and concerns among everyone

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what has historically been the weak point at most major incidents

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communications

29
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who do you check in with upon arrival at a large-scale incident

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resource unit (subsection of planning section)

30
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two basic questions responder sizing up scene asks themselves

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what do i have? what do i need?

31
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what is the rescue task force

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EMS with ballistic vest and helmets
can enter building of active shooter under law enforcement’s guidance after an area is cleared

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EMS/medical branch’s roles

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triage, treatment, transport

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triage unit leader role

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in charge of counting and prioritizing patients

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treatment unit leader role

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locate and set up treatment area with tiers for priority
ensure secondary triage is performed
adequate patient care
assisting moving patients to transport area
request supplies

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transportation unit leader role

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coordinates transportation and distribution of patients to hospitals (call to establish how many patients they can accommodate)
documents transports and destinations

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staging area manager role

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locates area away from scene to stage equipment, track arrivals, and send out vehicles as needed

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rehabilitation group leader role

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establish area protecting responders from elements and situation to rest
monitor responders for signs of stress
defusing/debriefing team

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extrication/rescue task force leader role

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determine type of equipment and resources needed for extrication

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morgue unit leader role

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coordinate with med examiners, coroners to coordinate removal of bodies
may need to create morgue area

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open vs. closed incident

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open: several casualties not yet located, search/rescue, may produce more patients
closed: contained incident, all patients in one location, not expected to produce more patients than already found

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primary vs. secondary triage

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primary: rapid categorization of patients with tags
secondary: sorting within treatment group and to reassess for changes

42
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a complete triage assessment should take no more than ___

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30 seconds

43
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4 triage categories

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IDME
immediate (red)
delayed (yellow)
minimal (green)
expectant (black: likely to die or dead)

44
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red tag patients

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immediate
ABCs, head trauma, signs of shock
any injured responder regardless of medical status

45
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yellow tag patients

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delayed
multiple injuries to bones or joints including back injuries

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green tag patients

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minimal
“walking wounded” contusions, abrasions, lacerations

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black tag patients

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dead or likely to die
cardiac arrest or open head injury
may also include patients in respiratory arrest

48
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what tag is included in modified triage systems

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a fifth triage category
orange-tag between red and yellow (patients with prior conditions that arise)

49
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4 steps in the START

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  1. call out for “walking wounded” - greens
  2. check for breathing - if not breathing, open airway - if they don’t breathe: black, if they breathe: red and place in recovery position (if over 30RR, red. if under 30RR move on)
  3. check for hemodynamic status (if radial pulse is absent: red, if radial pulse present: move on)
  4. check for neurologic status (if they can’t follow commands: red, if they can: yellow)
50
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who is the jumpSTART system for

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children under 8 years old or appear to be under 100lbs

51
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steps of jumpSTART triage

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  1. identify walking wounded (children who can’t walk or follow commands taken to treatment)
  2. breathing: if not breathing, check pulse. if no pulse: black, if pulse: open airway, then give 5 rescue breaths and recheck, if nothing: black
  3. respirations - under 15RR or over 45RR: red, within 15-45, move on with assessment
  4. distal pulse - absent: red, present: move on with assessment
  5. neurological AVPU - unresponsive or incomprehensible: red, normal response: yellow
52
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SALT triage acronym

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sort, assess, lifesaving interventions, treatment/transport

53
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SALT triage system

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  1. identify walking wounded to assess last
  2. identify those who can’t walk but have purposeful movement/follow verbal commands - second to last
  3. obvious life-threatening injuries -first

rapid interventions: bleeding control, opening airway (2 rescue breaths for kids), needle decompression, auto-injectors
then assess airway, mental status, perfusion, respiratory status, assess if bleeding controlled

54
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SALT triage different tags

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black: dead and should not be moved
gray: patients who are not expected to survive but may be revisited after all reds are taken care of

55
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what classification must occur for triage at hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction incident

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contaminated and decontaminated patients before normal triage begins

56
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hospital surge capacity

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hospital plan for MCIs to accommodate overload of patients using mobile units (tents)

57
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coping mechanisms for after MCIs

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EAPs
mental health professions
peer counselors trained in CISM

58
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fundamental goal of MCIs

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“doing the most good for the most patients”

59
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triage numbers responding to color tags

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zero: black
one: red
two: yellow
three: green

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