MCI

Question 1

At an MCI, there are 3 main officers. what are they?

Answer 1

Triage, Treatment amd Transport officers

Question 2

What is first step in START triage system?

Answer 2

Gather walking wounded to secondary triage

Question 3

what isnthe second step in the START triage system?

Answer 3

Move to first nonambulatory patient. If not breathing, open airway manually.

Question 4

If nonambulatory patient is not breathing, but with manual maneuvers patient starts breathing, what should you do next? ,

Answer 4

tag patient RED, place in recovery position and move to next nonambulatory patient

Question 5

If manual maneuvers do not cause patient to breathe, what is the next step?
a) give rescue breaths
b) place airway adjunct
c) give patient black tag and move on to next patient

Answer 5

c

Question 6

What if patient is nonambulatory, but breathing. what is the next step in the START triage system?

Answer 6

Count resps. if breathing over 30, give red tag.
if under 30, assess circulation.

Question 7

In the START triage system, if patient is non ambulatory, is breathing under 30, and you move to the next step which is circulation, and you do not feel a radial pulse. what do you do next ?

Answer 7

give patient a red tag and move to next patient

Question 8

In the START, if you assessed breathing, it was under 30, and circulation WAS present at the radial. what is the next step?

Answer 8

aasess GCS using AVPU

Question 9

A patient with a radial pulse who is breathing under 30, but is unresponsive should be given what colour tag?

Answer 9

red

Question 10

A patient who is non ambulatory, is breathing under 30, has a radial pulse but can not obey simple commands should be given what colour tag?

Answer 10

red

Question 11

Where should the triage area be located ?

Answer 11

between the extrication area of the incident and the treatment area

Question 12

True or false, in major incidents, multiple triage personnel may be needed.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

What is the main difference between START and SALT

Answer 13

SALT allows for critical interventions like controlling major hemorrhage, decompression of chest, opening airway and 2 rescue breaths for kids, and auto injector antidotes

Question 14

Main roles of Triage officer

Answer 14

triage and tag all patients
ensure movement of all patients into treatment areas in the associated colored areas
establish initial morgue

Question 15

ture or false: patients who are hysterical ans disruptive to rescue efforts may need to be an immediate priority and transported out of disaster site. even if they are NOT critically injured

Answer 15

true

Question 16

a rescuer who becomes sick or injured during mci should be treated as immediate priority and be transported off site ASAP. If they can be treated quickly and return to assist, is this permissible?

Answer 16

yes

Question 17

true or false: in some incidents, multiple triage areas or teams may be required due to location of patients - being far apart.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

if using bus to transport walking wounded, which hospital should they be taken to?

Answer 18

one which is distant from MCI as to not overwhelm the close hospital receiving critical patients

Question 19

what color tag should a patient with decreased mental status be given

Answer 19

red

Question 20

what colour tag should patient with burns BUT NOT aevere, and NOT to airway get

Answer 20

yellow

Question 21

what colour tag should a patient have who has multiple bone or joint injuries

Answer 21

yellow

Question 22

what colour tag should a patient have with minor fractures

Answer 22

Green

Question 23

back injury with or without spinal cord damage should have what colour tag?

Answer 23

yellow

Question 24

primary triage is

Answer 24

initial triage done

Question 25

secondary triage is

Answer 25

done as patients are brought to treatment area

Question 26

after primary triage, what does team leader communicate to medical group leader ?

Answer 26

• total number of patients
• number of patients in each colour category
• recommendation of extrication of patients to treatment area
• resources needed to complete triage and move to treatment area

Question 27

what is accomplished by tagging patients early ?

Answer 27

-assists in tracking them
- helps keep accurate record of their condition

Question 28

true or false: tags become part of patients medical records

Answer 28

true