Chapter 45 - Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management

Question 1

any event that places excessive demands on personnel and equipment. typically involves 3 or more pts.

Answer 1

multiple-casualty incident

Question 2

the purpose of incident command system (ICS) is to use best management practices to ensure:

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2

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Answer 2

safety of emergency responders and others

achievement of tactical objectives

efficient use of resources

Question 3

triage unit responsibilities

Answer 3

sorts pts by criticality and assigns priorities for emergency care and transport

Question 4

treatment unit responsibilities

Answer 4

emergency care is provided to pts in this unit done based on the priority assigned to the pt by the triage unit

Question 5

transport unit responsibilities

Answer 5

pts are moved to ambulances or helicopters for transportation to a medical facility, and communications are organized to notify the receiving medical facilities

Question 6

staging unit responsibilities

Answer 6

ambulances, helicopters, and additional equipment are held in this area until they are assigned to a particular task.

Question 7

morgue unit responsibilities

Answer 7

deceased casualties are moved to this unit where they are held and processed

Question 8

system used for sorting pts to determine the order in which they will receive medical care

Answer 8

triage

Question 9

triage color red

Answer 9

priority 1

immediate care/transport

Question 10

triage color yellow

Answer 10

priority 2

delayed care/transport

Question 11

triage color green

Answer 11

priority 3

minor injuries

Question 12

triage color black

Answer 12

priority 4

dead or fatal

Question 13

simple triage and rapid transport

START

three basic catagories:

Answer 13

RPM mnemonic:

resp

perfusion

mental

Question 14

triage evaluation:

resp -

Answer 14

open airway

30 move to perfusion

not breathing - black

Question 15

triage evaluation:

perfusion -

Answer 15

cap refill/radial pulse

> 2 sec or no radial

Question 16

triage evaluation:

mental status -

Answer 16

pt obeys command to squeeze hand

yes - yellow

no - red

Question 17

triage evaluation:

walking -

Answer 17

green