Book 70 MCI Ops Flashcards
The degree of implementation of the “Medical Branch” will depend on what ?
Complexity of the incident
The Medical Branch is reserved for incidents with a medical component that includes an unusually large number of victims, where patients are spread over a large area, or access to patients is separated by a great distance, following are example where it may be implemented :
Metro Rail Incident: separation of access and egress by as much as ___ feet.
800 feet
The ________________ is the standard organization used by the LAFD at medical incidents. As with all portions of the res, only those elements that require activation are implemented.
Medical Group
The _______________ structure is designed to provide the Incident Commander with an
organizational system for handling any number of patients or an unusual geographic separation of a multi-casualty incident.
Medical Branch
Who supervises the medical branch director ?
IC or Operations Section Chief
Who is responsible for the implementation of the IAP within the Branch ?
Medical Branch Director
Who assumes the functions of Treatment Unit Leader until the position is active ?
Triage Unit Leader
Under triage unit leader, with operational considerations, when assessing resource needs, what should you consider ?
- Command, communications
- Personnel
- Equipment and supplies
- Relief Units
Under triage unit leader, with considerations, how long should transporters rotation be ?
30- minutes
Treatment unit leaders should use volunteers during _________disasters only, and assign them to Minor Treatment. Coordinate their use through __________________
Major
Incident Commander
The Treatment Unit Leader should consider having each ambulance transport a _________ patient with each IMMEDIATE patient. Must be coordinated with _______________.
DELAYED
TRANSPORTATION
The ___________________ have the responsibility to communicate patient readiness for transport.
Treatment Unit Leader
First on scene company should :
- Size up
- Develop IAP
- Request Resources
- Provide protection from fire or other injury to pts.
- Recon area to ensure all patients are identified
- Establish a MEDICAL GROUP command post
- Secure Operational area
- Ensure HEAR system activation through MAC
The objective of triage is to ____________________________________
Accomplish the greatest medical good for the greatest number of patients
A primary goal of triage is to select the patients in greatest need of ____________.
Urgent care
The Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) plan allows the first responders to triage patients in 60 seconds or less, depending on three simple observations. These physical assessments are: ________, _______ and _______________
Ventilation, Perfusion and Mental Status
Deceased: No ventilation present even after attempting to ________________
Reposition the airway
What constitutes an “ Immediate” patient ?
- Ventilations present only after repositioning airway.
- Respirations > 30/min
- Cap Refill > 2 seconds
- Pt fails to follow simple commands
If the triage priority of the patient changes, what should you do ?
Remove entire bottom portion, leaving the injury information and add a second tag identifying the priority and reason for the change
the Morgue Manager reports to:
Triage Unit Leader
Triage Personnel report to:
Triage Unit Leader
the triage method of Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) is designed for the first responder to triage a patient within ______.
60 seconds
