Major and serious incidents and Triage

Question 1

what is interoperability

Answer 1

is defined as the extent to which organisations can work together coherently as a matter of routine

Question 3

what is the definition of a major incident

Answer 3

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

Question 4

what are the types of major incident

Answer 4

Big bang - explosion, transport accidents

Rising tide - Epidemic,

Pre-planned major events

Media

Question 5

What is the legislative framework

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What does JESIP stand for

Answer 6

Joint Emergency Service Interoperability Programme

Question 7

what are the principles of JESIP

Answer 7

Co-locate
Communicate
Co-ordinate
Jointly Understand Risk
Shared Situational Awareness

Question 8

What does major incident mean

Answer 8

involved tens of patients and handled by individual trusts

Question 9

What does Mass incident mean

Answer 9

Involves hundreds of patients and requires mutual aid and response from neighbouring trusts

Question 10

What does catastrophic incident mean

Answer 10

involved thousands of patients and severely disrupted

Question 11

What does serous incident structure

Answer 11

E - exact location
T - type of incident
H - hazards
A - access
N - number of casualties
E -emergency services

Question 12

What are the roles of services at a major incident

Answer 12

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

Question 13

what is the actions when arriving at the incident

Answer 13

See
Tell
Act

Question 14

What do you wear PPE

Answer 14

Hi-Vis jacket
Helmet
Protective glasses
Gloves (numerous)
Radio
Equipment

Question 15

What are the steps

Answer 15

Step 1

One person incapacitated with no obvious reason

Approach using normal procedures

Question 16

Step 2

Answer 16

Two people incapacitated with no obvious reason.

Approach with caution, consider all options

Windscreen Report on arrival and update EOC regularly

Question 17

Step 3

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What is triage

Answer 18

Organising patients into priority groups for treatment and transport

Question 19

What is the structure of triage

Answer 19

C - Command and control
S - Safety
C - Communication
A - Assessment
T - Triage
T - Treatment
T - Transport

Question 20

When does triage happen

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What are the triage priorities

Answer 21

Priority 1 - immediate
Priority 2 - Urgent
Priority 3 - walk and wounded
Priority 4

Question 22

What is METHANE reporting

Answer 22

M - Major incident
E - exact location
T - type of incident
H - hazards
A - access
N - number of casualties
E -emergency services