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MP 203.01 EMS Responsibilities Flashcards

1
Q

A multi-patient incident is defined as an incident with fewer than how many patients?

A

Fewer than 25 patients

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A mass casualty incident is defined as an incident involving how many patients?

A

25 to 100 patients

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A disaster is defined as an incident involving how many patients?

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More than 100 patients

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4
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The first arriving company officer at the scene of a multi-patient incident or mass casualty incident shall establish what?

A

Command

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The initial Incident Commander (IC) shall remain in command until command is what?

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Until command is transferred or the incident is stabilized and command is terminated

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6
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Command is responsible for the completion of what?

A

Tactical Objectives

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The general tactical objectives (Not EMS Objectives), listed in order of priority are?

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  1. Remove endangered occupants and treat the injured.
  2. Stabilize the incident and provide for life safety.
  3. Ensure the functions of triage, extrication, treatment and transportation are established as needed and performed appropriately.
  4. Provide for the safety, accountability and welfare of resue personnel and victims.
  5. Conserve Property.
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8
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The EMS Tactical Objectives to be completed during any multi-patient/mass casualty incident include?

A
  1. Completion of a Triage Report

2. Declaration of “ALL IMMEDIATES” transported

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The Incident Management System (IMS) is used to facilitate what?

A

To facilitate the completion of the tactical objectives

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10
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Who drives the command system toward the end?

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The IC - Incident Commander

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During a multi-patient incident, the IC is responsible for building what?

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Building a command structure that that matches the organizational needs of the incident to achive the tactical priorities.

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When possible patients should be treated and transported in the following priority order?

A
  1. Immediate
  2. Delayed patients upgraded to Immediate
  3. Delayed
  4. Minor
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13
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Triage tags should be used any time there are how many Immediate pt’s? Or more than how many toatal pt’s?

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3 or more Immediate pt’s & more than 10 pt’s.

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The first arriving company officer at a multi-patient incident will assume command and give an on scene report which will answer what questions?

A

What do I have?
What action will I take?
What resources do I need?

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15
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Establishing a safe zone for crews to operate can be accomplished by?

A

Defensive rig positioning
Use of flash lights
Placement of flares or reflectors

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16
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What should be initiated early in a multi-patient incident?

A

Triage Report

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17
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When a triage report is radioed to alarm, what does it signify?

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  1. Triage has been completed
  2. Communicates to all responding crews the size of the major medical incident.
  3. Provides essential information rearding decisions to scale back the response or summon additional resources.
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18
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A red salvage cover designates a treatment area for what type of patient?

A

IMMEDIATE

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19
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A yellow salvage cover designates a treatment area for what type of patient?

A

DELAYED

20
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A green salvage cover designates a treatment area for what type of patient?

A

MINOR

21
Q

What location is best served to treat an incident with few patients?

A

In Place

22
Q

What companies will report directly to the scene?

A

The first arriving company, first paramedic unit, first ladder, first chief officer, and first rescue.

23
Q

What level of staging is required for 1st Alarm medical incidents (or greater)?

A

Level II Staging

24
Q

The purpose of Triage Sector is to?

A

Determine, in coordination with Extrication Sector, the location, number, and condition of patients and wheter triage should be performed before or after patients have been extricated.

25
Q

Who delivers an extricated patient to the treatment area?

A

Extrication Sector

26
Q

True or False? Apparatus with extrication tools or other heavy equipment needed should be brought up closer to the actual incident.

A

True

27
Q

What location should medical equipment and supplies be stockpiled?

A

Designated Treatment area

28
Q

The Incident Commader (IC) is resposible for the strategic level of the command structure and should?

A
  1. Determine the appropriate strategy.
  2. Establish overall incident objectives.
  3. Set Priorities.
  4. Develop an action plan, communicate plan.
  5. Obtain and assign resources.
  6. Planning-based on evaluating interventions and predicting outcomes.
  7. Communicate specific objective to tactical level units.
  8. Initiate a Unified Command with other agencies.
29
Q

Most multi-patient incidents require what Basic Sectors?

A

Triage, Extrication, Treatment and Transportation

30
Q

What type of Sector would be a major consideration at a large incident to alleviate vehicle/apparatus congestion?

A

Staging Sector

31
Q

What Sector, in conjuction with command, determines the location of the staging area, rescue loading area and helicoter landing zones?

A

Transportation

32
Q

__________ Sector determines whether patient treatment will occur “in place” or in a designated treatment are?

A

Treatment

33
Q

__________ Sector is responsible to assign and supervise extrication teams?

A

Extrication

34
Q

__________ Sector obtains all modes of transportation needed to take patients to the hospital and determines hospital availability through Dispatch Center?

A

Transportation

35
Q

True or False? Triage Sector should forward all triage tracking slips to command?

A

True

36
Q

When all Basic Sectors have been established, what additional Sector should command assign?

A

Safety Sector

37
Q

On 3rd Alarm Medical or greater incidents, what Sector is responsible for the procurement, delivery and stockpiling of medical supplies needed at the scene?

A

Medical Supply Sector

38
Q

What Sector will keep track of patient destination, communicate landing instruction with incoming and outgoing aircraft and enforce safety standards for landing zones?

A

LZ Sector

39
Q

During a mass casualty, this Branch Director is responsible to ensure the functions of Triage, Extrication, and Treatment are carried out?

A

Medical Branch Director

40
Q

The Medical Branch consists of what Sectors?

A

Triage, Extrication, Treatment, Morgue & Medical Supply

41
Q

In a multi-patient response with 10-25 patients, how many rescues should be sent to the loading area?

A

No more than 2 Rescues at a time

42
Q

The Transportation Branch consists of what Sectors?

A

Hospital Communications Coordinator
Loading Coordinator
Air Operations/LZ Sector

43
Q

True or False? An Immediate, Delayed and Minor Treatment Sector Officers may be established within the Medical Branch during a greater alarm medical incident?

A

True. Treatment Sector will be subdivided when there is a large number of Immediate, Delayed and Minor Pt’s.

44
Q

A minimum of how many Engine(s) should be assigned to LZ Sector?

A

1 Engine Company

45
Q

Transportation Branch will need a minimum of 1 Engine Company and communication by radio will occur on what?

A

A separate tactical radio channel assigned.

Volume 2: 203.01 - 204.07 (19 decks)

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