MCI Flashcards
At an MCI, there are 3 main officers. what are they?
Triage, Treatment amd Transport officers
What is first step in START triage system?
Gather walking wounded to secondary triage
what isnthe second step in the START triage system?
Move to first nonambulatory patient. If not breathing, open airway manually.
If nonambulatory patient is not breathing, but with manual maneuvers patient starts breathing, what should you do next? ,
tag patient RED, place in recovery position and move to next nonambulatory patient
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
c
What if patient is nonambulatory, but breathing. what is the next step in the START triage system?
Count resps. if breathing over 30, give red tag.
if under 30, assess circulation.
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 ?
give patient a red tag and move to next patient
In the START, if you assessed breathing, it was under 30, and circulation WAS present at the radial. what is the next step?
aasess GCS using AVPU
A patient with a radial pulse who is breathing under 30, but is unresponsive should be given what colour tag?
red
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?
red
Where should the triage area be located ?
between the extrication area of the incident and the treatment area
True or false, in major incidents, multiple triage personnel may be needed.
true
What is the main difference between START and SALT
SALT allows for critical interventions like controlling major hemorrhage, decompression of chest, opening airway and 2 rescue breaths for kids, and auto injector antidotes
Main roles of Triage officer
triage and tag all patients
ensure movement of all patients into treatment areas in the associated colored areas
establish initial morgue
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
true
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?
yes
true or false: in some incidents, multiple triage areas or teams may be required due to location of patients - being far apart.
true
if using bus to transport walking wounded, which hospital should they be taken to?
one which is distant from MCI as to not overwhelm the close hospital receiving critical patients
what color tag should a patient with decreased mental status be given
red
what colour tag should patient with burns BUT NOT aevere, and NOT to airway get
yellow
what colour tag should a patient have who has multiple bone or joint injuries
yellow
what colour tag should a patient have with minor fractures
Green
back injury with or without spinal cord damage should have what colour tag?
yellow
primary triage is
initial triage done
secondary triage is
done as patients are brought to treatment area
after primary triage, what does team leader communicate to medical group leader ?
- 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
what is accomplished by tagging patients early ?
-assists in tracking them
- helps keep accurate record of their condition
true or false: tags become part of patients medical records
true
