Book 70 MCI

Question 1

Book 70 MCI - The Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) plan allows the first responders to triage patients in __ seconds or less, depending on three simple observations. These physical assessments are: ventilation, perfusion, and mental status. The START plan does not attempt to make diagnoses

Answer 1

60

Question 2

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Triage personnel must rate or place the injured into one-of-four categories:

Answer 2

1. Deceased (Nonsalvageable)
2. Immediate
3. Delayed
4. Minor

Deceased: No ventilation present even after attempting to reposition the airway.

Question 3

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Immediate:

Answer 3

Ventilations present only after repositioning the airway:

or, respirations over 30 per minute; or, capillary refill takes over 2 seconds; or, patient fails to follow simple commands.

Question 4

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Delayed:

Answer 4

Any patient who does not fit the Immediate category nor the Minor category.

Question 5

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Minor:

Answer 5

These patients are separated from the general group at the start of triage by ordering “anyone who can walk” followed by an area assignment where the patients should proceed.

Question 6

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MULTI-PATIENT INCIDENT WORK SHEET:

Answer 6

This form is used to record available patient information that will be communicated by the Medical Communications Coordinator to the base hospital or the Medical Alert Center (MAC).

Column 1: Identifies patient information. Column 2: Identifies patient’s injuries. Column 3: Lists patient’s vital signs. Column 4: Identifies the rescue ambulance that will transport the patient.

Column 5: Identifies any special care facility that the patient may require.

Column 6: Identifies the hospital destination and estimated time of arrival of the patient.

Question 7

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MULTI-CASUALTY RECORDER WORK SHEET:

Answer 7

Column 1: The ambulance company name.

Column 2: The ambulance identification number.

Column 3: The patient triage tag number.

Column 4: The patient’s priority:

Immediate (I) Delayed (D) Minor (M)

Column 5: The hospital destination where the patient is being sent.

Column 6: Recording the time the ambulance is dispatched off scene. This form is for use by Treatment Dispatch and/or Recorder(s)

Question 8

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Incident complexity, size, and volume of communications may require the implementation of a Treatment Dispatch Manager and necessary recorders. The Treatment Dispatch Manager communicates, coordinates, and documents the movement of patients from the treatment area to the patient loading area, and into ambulances for transport to the identified hospital.

Answer 8

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Question 9

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The Treatment Unit Leader or Treatment Dispatch Manager provide all patient transportation needs to the Transportation Group Supervisor and records all transportation of patients from their group.

Answer 9

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Question 10

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All air ambulance transports shall be coordinated through the Transportation Unit/Group, Medical Group, and Operations when they are activated.

Answer 10

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Question 11

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Use volunteers during major disasters only, and assign them to Minor Treatment. Coordinate their use through Incident Commander.

Answer 11

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Question 12

Book 70 MCI - Consider having each ambulance transport a delayed patient with each immediate patient. Must be coordinated with Transportation.

Answer 12

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Question 13

Book 70 MCI - Metro Rail Incident: separation of access and egress by as much as __ feet.

Answer 13

800 feet.

Question 14

Book 70 MCI - Transporters: __-minute Rotation Relief

Answer 14

30-minute