Ems Ops Bulletin 1 and 4 Supplementary

Question 1

What channel(s) is it announced on that an mci has been declared?

Answer 1

Tac channel and channel 01

Question 2

The clearing house hospital after conducting a roll call will notify the IC or Ems branch director of the numbers of pts they can accept consisting of these two categories?

Answer 2

Major and minor

Question 3

Start triage classifies a person with over —– respirations per minute as red?

Answer 3

30

Question 4

In start triage, a person with less than 30 respirations is classified as?

Answer 4

Yellow - delayed

Question 5

In start, a blanch test of over —— secs is labeled red

Answer 5

2 sec

Question 6

In start, a person with a radial pulse but can’t follow simple commands is labeled?

Answer 6

Red

Question 7

How long is the triage colored ribbon? If cold weather, how long can the ribbon be to accommodate blankets?

Answer 7

18”, 36”

Question 8

Mass casualty task force consists of?

Answer 8

1E, 1T, 1 mass casualty unit, 1 ambulance bus

Question 9

Mass casualty support units can treat up to how many victims?

Answer 9

50

Question 10

Ambulance busses can transport how many stretchers and how many ambulatory pts?

Answer 10

8 stretchers

12 ambulatory pts

Question 11

How many Emop units are there?

Answer 11

12

Question 12

How many pts can hospitals inside the beltway accommodate?

Answer 12

125

Question 13

How often must the triage unit leader update the ems branch director of status of triage area?

Answer 13

15 mins

Question 14

In the treatment area, For red tagged pts, how many paramedics and how many emts are required?

For 6 reds?

Answer 14

1 paramedic for every 3 red, plus 1 emt for each pt.

Therefore - 2 medic’s plus 6 emts = 8.

Question 15

In the treatment area, For yellow tagged pts, how many paramedics and how many emts are required?

For 10 yellows?

Answer 15

1 paramedic for every 5 yellow, plus 1 emt for every 2 pt.

Therefore - 2 medic’s plus 5 emts = 7.

Question 16

In the treatment area, How many paramedics and emts need to treat and transport green classified pts?

For 25 green?

Answer 16

No paramedics needed. 2 emts for every 5 pts.

Therefore, 10 emts.

Question 17

In the treatment area, How many paramedics and emts are needed at the morgue?

For 13 deceased?

Answer 17

No paramedics, 1 emt for entire morgue area.

Therefore, 1 emt

Question 18

The Transportation Group Supervisor requests an Ambulance Bus from the EMS Branch Director for 8 yellow pt’s and 10 green pt’s. How many field providers will be needed?

Answer 18

Total of 5 providers.
1 field provider for every 2 yellows
1 field provider for every 10 greens