Disaster Flashcards
Who determines threat level?
department of homeland security
mass casualty incidents
any incident that causes a large incident of casualties to the extent that resources become scarce
who provides resources for mass casualty incidents
department of homeland security-federal
office of emergency management-state & local (coordinates intragency relief)
What is federally mandated
incident command system
what is used by local police, personalized by hospital & coordinated by a person?
hospital incident command system
What does the incident command center do
coordinates supplies, is the center of operations, coordinates personnel, supplies, is responsible for identifying hazardous substances & appropriate use of PPE, responsible for determining when mci has ended
Threat levels
imminent-severe, activate ics
elevated-increased security & screening
sunset provision-specific threats with an expiration date instead of continuous alert
How do you mitigate risks
must preplan & consider scenarios ex-tornado shelter
activation response r/t eop
the eop activation response of a health care facility defines where, how and when the response is initiated
after action report
critiques all parties involved both immediately and at a later date
What information is on a disaster tag
numbered and includes triage priority, name, address, age, location, description of injury, meds/treatment given.The tag is placed on person and the number & name is placed in a log.
demobilization response
deactivation of the response so that resources are not exhausted
immediate/what color/priority number
1/red/injuries are life threatening but survivable
examples of immediate
sucking chest wound, airway obstruction r/t mechanical cause, shock, hemothorax, incomplete amputations, tension pneumothorax, open fractures of long bones, 2nd & 3rd degree burns of 15-40% of total body area
Delayed/what color/priority number
2/yellow/injuries are significant and require care but can wait hours
examples of delayed
stable abdominal wounds without evidence of significant hemorrage, soft tissue injuries, maxillofacial wounds w/o airway compromise, vascular injuries w/ adequate circulation, genitourinary tract disruption, fractures requiring open reduction, debridement, external fixation, most eye and cns injuries
