Major and serious incidents and Triage Flashcards
what is interoperability
is defined as the extent to which organisations can work together coherently as a matter of routine
what is the definition of a major incident
is an event or situation with a range of serious consequences which requires special arrangements to be implemented by one or more emergency responder agency
what are the types of major incident
Big bang - explosion, transport accidents
Rising tide - Epidemic,
Pre-planned major events
Media
What is the legislative framework
Category 1 responders. The main organisations involved in most emergencies at the local level
Category 2 responders. Organisations that are likely to be heavily involved in some emergencies
What does JESIP stand for
Joint Emergency Service Interoperability Programme
what are the principles of JESIP
Co-locate
Communicate
Co-ordinate
Jointly Understand Risk
Shared Situational Awareness
What does major incident mean
involved tens of patients and handled by individual trusts
What does Mass incident mean
Involves hundreds of patients and requires mutual aid and response from neighbouring trusts
What does catastrophic incident mean
involved thousands of patients and severely disrupted
What does serous incident structure
E - exact location
T - type of incident
H - hazards
A - access
N - number of casualties
E -emergency services
What are the roles of services at a major incident
Police services are responsible for upholding the law; and ensuring the incident is under control.
Ambulance the medical treatment of those involved in the incident
Fire and rescue of people involved in the incident
what is the actions when arriving at the incident
See
Tell
Act
What do you wear PPE
Hi-Vis jacket
Helmet
Protective glasses
Gloves (numerous)
Radio
Equipment
What are the steps
Step 1
One person incapacitated with no obvious reason
Approach using normal procedures
Step 2
Two people incapacitated with no obvious reason.
Approach with caution, consider all options
Windscreen Report on arrival and update EOC regularly
Step 3
Three or more people in close proximity incapacitated with no obvious reason
Use caution and apply the CBRN first responder flowchart
Evacuate
Communicate & advise
Disrobe
Decontamination
What is triage
Organising patients into priority groups for treatment and transport
What is the structure of triage
C - Command and control
S - Safety
C - Communication
A - Assessment
T - Triage
T - Treatment
T - Transport
When does triage happen
its a dynamic process which happens through out the process from point of incident through to definitive care e.g At Scene,Prior to evacuation
What are the triage priorities
Priority 1 - immediate
Priority 2 - Urgent
Priority 3 - walk and wounded
Priority 4
What is METHANE reporting
M - Major incident
E - exact location
T - type of incident
H - hazards
A - access
N - number of casualties
E -emergency services
