Mod 5.5 medical incident command

Question 1

disasters + MCI

Answer 1

• most challenging
• overwhelming (lots of patients, lack of equipment/help)
• systematic approach
• incident command system

Question 2

disasters critical infrastructure

Answer 2

• electrical power grid
• water
• food
• fuel for cars

Question 3

disaster management

Answer 3

• planners
• preparedness
• mitigation
• response
• recovery

Question 4

open incident

Answer 4

• number of casualties

- ongoing situations that produce more patients

Question 5

closed incident

Answer 5

• contained incident

- unlikely to produce more patients