OG 2.8 Mass Casualty Incident

Question 1

What are the two keys to efficient and successful operations at MCI emergencies?

Answer 1

Proper triage and communications.

Question 2

At an MCI for three positions may be filled with fire personnel?

Answer 2

Triage group supervisor
Treatment group supervisor
Medical staging area manager

Question 3

To medical branch director is responsible for staffing which positions?

Answer 3

Triage group supervisor
Treatment group supervisor
Medical staging area manager
Transportation group supervisor
Patient destination Coordinator

Question 4

Which two positions will likely be assigned by ambulance personnel?

Answer 4

Transportation group supervisor

Patient destination Coordinator

Question 5

Which position can be filled with either fire or ambulance personnel?

Answer 5

Medical staging area manager

Question 6

Who is responsible to see that secondary and on going triage of the victims occurs and that each victim has a triage tag in place?

Answer 6

Treatment group supervisor

Question 7

If ambulance personnel arrived on scene prior to fire personnel, ambulance personnel should be assigned as soon as possible to what three positions?

Answer 7

1. base area manager
2. transportation group supervisor
3. patient destination Coordinator

Question 8

What are the two methods of triage?

Answer 8

Open triage and closed triage

Question 9

Where is open triage performed?

Answer 9

Inside the incident scene

Question 10

Where is closed triage performed?

Answer 10

at a triage point outside the immediate incident scene.

Question 11

What is the main advantage of open triage?

Answer 11

Identify critical (red) patients more quickly

Question 12

What is the disadvantage of open triage?

Answer 12

They take longer to begin actually moving patients.

Question 13

What is the disadvantage of closed triage?

Answer 13

May need relief personnel earlier than with open triage.

Question 14

experience has shown that crews moving how many people will become fatigued

Answer 14

3-6 people.

Question 15

Rehab should be considered early in MCI incidents, what two resources should be dispatched for help?

Answer 15

CBRNE Heavy squads

Rehab units

Question 16

Which triage method provides a quick and easy to follow series of steps for the primary triage of victims?

Answer 16

ABC triage method.

Question 17

At plane crashes, what should be done with triage tags?

Answer 17

tear a corner off and leave it where the victim was found.

Question 18

When using triage tape what should you do with it?

Answer 18

Wrap a segment around an extremity and tear off a piece to carry in your sack to keep a victim count.

Question 19

Ideally, how many companies should be assigned to a treatment area at an MCI?

Answer 19

one

Question 20

Which treatment area should be closest to the ambulance loading zone at an MCI?

Answer 20

Red

Question 21

On any incident involving hazmat, what type of triage should be done?

Answer 21

Closed triage.

Question 22

Normally an ambulance can carry only one critical pt per vehicle, but at an MCI they may carry how many patients?

Answer 22

two critical and additional non-critical

Question 23

All communications regarding patient destination at an MCI will be handled by whom?

Answer 23

Patient destination coordinator

Question 24

If you need to speak to the regional hospital during an MCI, how should you request them?

Answer 24

Request through BOEC for them to come up on our ops channel

Question 25

If a patients clothing or belongings has to be bagged and identified at an MCI, how can you do that on a large scene?

Answer 25

Tear off a bar code identifier from triage tag and place it in the bag

Question 26

Which apparatus has equipment for moving pts in a MCI?

Answer 26

CBRNE heavy squads

Question 27

For extremely large or lengthy incidents on MCI’s, the establishment of what should be considered?

Answer 27

Medical care point (equipment is stored on CBRNE)

Question 28

PF&R can be expected to provide care at a MCP for the first __ hours of operations?

Answer 28

12

Question 29

Multnomah County Health System health care personnel can be expected to arrive at a MCP within __ to __ hours?

Answer 29

6-12 hours

Question 30

The Oregon Disaster Medical Team (ODMT) will begin to arrive at a MCP within __ hours with __ to __ responders, and can ultimately provide up to __ personnel in 24 hours?

Answer 30

Arrive in 6 hours
6-12 responders
35 responders total