Deck 25

Question 1

The determination to administer WMD antidote will be made by the Incident Commander based on the recommendation of who?

Answer 1

The determination to administer antidote is made by the Incident Commander based on the recommendation of the Medical Branch Director in conjunction with the OMA Response Physician.6.3 GS

Question 2

The antidote is administrated in what Zone(s) and what patients will it be primarily directed to?

Answer 2

Antidote administration in the Exclusion and Contamination Reduction Zones will be directed primarily to, but not limited to, critical (Red Tag) patients.6.4 GS(FYI)1. Black Tag (Deceased): patients have no ventilations present after one attempt is made to reposition the airway2. Red Tag (Immediate): patients have ventilations present after repositioning the airway, have a respiratory rate greater than 30 breaths per minute, have an absent radial pulse or are unable to follow simple commands.3. Yellow Tag (Delayed): patients have a respiratory rate less than 30 breaths per minute, radial pulse is present, is able to follow simple commands, but the patient has an injury that does not fit into either the Immediate or Minor categories.4. Green Tag (Minor): patients are “walking wounded”ERP page 28 GS