Multi Casualty Incident Operational Manual Flashcards
Structure designed to provide the IC with an organizational system for handling any number of patients or an unusual geographic separation of a multi-casualty incident
Medical Branch
One or more additional _____ may be established in the Medical Branch Director if geographical or incident conditions warrant.
Medical Group(s)
Medical Branch may be implement for Metro rail incident if separation of access and egress by as much as ___ feet
800
Department resources assembled at an incident that do not necessarily function within a single geographical area
Group
Medical Branch Director is supervised by
IC or Operations Section Chief
Second priority in patient treatment. These people require aid, but injuries are less severe
Delayed treatment
A patient who requires rapid assessment and medical intervention for survival
Immediate Treatment
Located at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, Coordinates 11 blanket standing orders and patient destinations for multi casualty incidents occurring within Los Angeles County
Medical Alert Center (MAC)
These patients’ injuries requires simple rudimentary first aid
Minor treatment
START stands for
Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment
The Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) plan allows the first responders to triage patients in ___ seconds or less
60
START; physical assessments are
- Ventilation
- Perfusion
- Mental status
4 triage categories
- Deceased (non salvageable)
- Immediate
- Delayed
- Minor
Triage
Deceased: No ventilation present after attempting to reposition the airway
Immediate: Ventilations present only after repositioning the airway
Or respirations over 30 min; or cap refill takes over 2 seconds; or patient fails to follow simple commands
Delayed: any patient who does not fit the Immediate category or minor
Minor: these patients are separated at the start by ordering them to walk
Triage tag; blank with white lettering
Deceased
