Chapter 30 Terms Flashcards

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Deceased/non-salvageable/expectant

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Black
A triage category of those involved in a multiple-casualty incident (MCI) who are obviously dead or who have suffered non-life-sustaining injuries.

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Delayed care

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Yellow
A triage category of those involved in an MCI with an injury, but whose chances of survival will not be reduced by a delay.

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Immediate care

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Red

A triage category of those involved in an MCI whose needs require life-saving care.

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Incident command system (ICS)

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A standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident management approach that allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures and communications operating within a common organizational structure.
Enables coordinated response among various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public and private, and established common processes do planning and managing resources.

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Multiple/mass-casualty incident (MCI)

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A incident that generates more patients than available resources can manage using routine procedures.

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National Response Framework (NRF)

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The guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies (from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe). The framework established a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response.

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Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START)

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A method of triage that allows quick assessment and prioritization of injured people.

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Triage

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A method of sorting patients into categories based on the urgency of their need for care.

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Triage tags

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A system of identifying patients during an MCI; different colored tags signify different levels of urgency for tags.

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Walking wounded

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Green

A triage category of those involved in an MCI who are able to walk by themselves to a designated area to await care.

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