BLOCK 3: MASS-CASUALTY Flashcards
multiple-casualty incident
any situation with more than one patient that will NOT overwhelm available resources
mass casualty incident
number of patients and severity of injuries that can overwhelm available community resources, requiring mutual aid response
leading authority agency over mass-casualty response in US
FEMA (federal emergency management agency)
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
designed to improve efficiency in managing incidents regardless of size or complexity and improve coordination
when did NIMS become required for all first responders
after 9/11
who implemented the NIMS system
president of US directed Secretary of Homeland Security
three important features of NIMS
standardization, flexibility, interoperability
the 4 major NIMS components
fundamentals and concepts
resource management
command and coordination
communications and info management
where does EMS provider’s role fall within the NIMS components
command and coordination
general staff of the incident command system (ICS)
FLOP
finance
logistics
operations
planning
who has overall command responsibility for the ICS
incident commander (IC)
the command functions
PIO (public information officer)
safety officer
liaison officer
what type of command system does multiagency responses use
unified
single command system
one person in charge, used for small incidents involving only one agency or jurisdiction
small-scale vs large-scale incidents where is the incident commander
small-scale: on fringes of a scene
large-scale: short distance from the scene
each transfer of command should occur as a ____
face-to-face exchange
operations section role
tactical operations including triage, patient treatment/transport
finance section role
documenting all expenditures at an incident for reimbursement
4 units of the finance section
time unit: recording of personnel/equipment time
procurement unit: vendor contracts
compensation/claims unit: claims and injury compensation
cost unit: collecting and reporting costs
logistics section role
for equipment (comms, facilities, food/water, fuel, lighting, medical)
planning section role
solves problems as they arise during the MCI
4 units in planning section
resources, situation, demobilization, documentation
which section develops the incident action plan
planning section