*TB 135- Active Shooter/MCI Flashcards
Active shooter/MCI:
In order to Focus on early hemorrhage control to improve survivability,
The Hartford Consensus’ recommendations the acronym _____.
THREAT.
Active shooter:
What does the acronym THREAT stand for?
T- Threat suppression H- Hemorrhage RE- Rapid Extrication to safety A- Assessment by medical providers T- Transport to definitive care
When MFC receives a call for a shooting, and determines that shooting is ongoing, how many of the following resources will be dispatched?
BC, EMS, CP, E, LF, ALS,800
2 Battalion Chiefs 2 EMS Captains 1 Command Post Company1 Light Force 2 Engines 4 ALS RAs 2 BLS RAs
Active shooter:
The second arriving Battalion Chief should normally be assigned as the _______.
Rescue Group Supervisor
Active shooter:
_______ is configured to extract viable patients from the Warm Zone or Casualty Collection Point to the treatment areas.
Rescue group
Active shooter:
What does CCP stand for?
Casualty Collection Point
Active shooter:
If no Warm Zone or CCP exists, the _______ will have the responsibility of coordinating the movement of patients to treatment areas.
Triage unit leader
Active shooter:
The elements of the IAP may vary based on the situation, but what are the key components that the fire department will be responsible for establishing?
(MFC-R) Medical group Fire group Communication plan Rescue group
Active shooter:
The _____ Group is configured to manage the triage, treatment, and transportation of casualties
Medical group
Active shooter:
The _____ Group is configured to suppress fires and coordinate the non-EMS operational fire discipline needs of the incident.
Fire group
Active shooter:
Is the Casualty Collection Point in the hot, warm or cold zone?
Warm zone
Active shooter:
Is the Treatment Area in the hot, warm or cold zone?
Cold
Active shooter:
Is the Staging area in the hot, warm or cold zone?
Cold
Active shooter:
Is the Perimeter established by law enforcement in the hot, warm, or cold zone?
Warm
Active shooter:
The ________ is the location from which SWAT Command coordinates SWAT operations
Tactical Operations Center (TOC)
Active shooter:
If a fire occurs and the suspect’s location cannot be determined, what is the firefighters course of action?
Protect exposures, attempt to extinguish fire from protected location.
Active shooter:
When no other options of fighting a fire are available, what can be used to control the spread of fire when approach by firefighters is unsafe?
Helicopter water drop
Active shooter:
Can firefighters enter or move through a Hot Zone to deploy ladders, hose lines, or other equipment?
No, Never
Active shooter:
What does RTF stand for?
Rescue Task Force
Active shooter:
______is a team deployed to provide point of wound care to victims where there is an ongoing ballistic or explosive threat (i.e., active shooter or terrorist event).
Rescue task force (RTF)
Active shooter:
Rescue Task Forces are teams treat, stabilize, and remove the injured from the ______ Zone to an area where they can receive definitive care and/or transport to the hospital while wearing ballistic protective equipment with force protection.
Warm zone
Active shooter:
What is the minimum personnel configuration that can make up a Rescue Task Force?
2 fire dept medical personnel
2 force protection officers
Active shooter:
What would be the largest reasonable combination of personnel for an RTF?
4 fire dept personnel
4 force protection officers
Active shooter:
When the RTFs are operating in the Warm Zone, can triage be performed?
No
Active shooter:
What does the “S” stand for in LCES when implemented at an active shooter?
(Lookouts, Communication, Escape Routes, _______)
Safe refuge
Active shooter:
How many tiers are in the LAFD TEMS program and what are they?
3 Tiers
Tier 3- FRO
Tier 2- technician
Tier 3- specialist
Active shooter:
Which TEMS tier is used to support SWAT operations(i.e., warrant service, sting operations, hostage rescue, etc.) and other tactical law
enforcement incidents?
Tier 1- specialist
Active shooter:
Which TEMS Tier did not have a SWAT course but are paramedics used to provide support to TEMS Specialists and/or medical support at other tactical law enforcement incidents.
Tier 2- technician
Active shooter:
Which TEMS Tier allows members to be assigned to a RTF?
Tier 3- FRO, first responder operations
Active shooter:
Law enforcement officers use the acronym IARD when dealing with an active shooter. What does IARD stand for?
Immediate Action/Rapid Deployment
Active shooter:
Any unsearched area where a threat may be present should be considered a hot, warm, or cold Zone?
Hot
Active shooter:
An area already searched by law enforcement officers but could still be within the range of gunfire and/or a subject could be hiding in an unsearched area or return to an area that has been searched is classified as hot, warm or cold zone?
Warm zone
Active shooter:
Law enforcement officers use the terms inner and outer perimeter. Are both of these areas considered an IDLH to fire department personnel?
Only the inner perimeter
Active shooter:
______ is a Team of up to 4 police officers who deploy behind Contact Teams into the Hot Zone with the goal of extracting viable patients to a Casualty Collection Point or treatment area
Rescue Team
Active shooter:
_______ is an Initial team of up to 4 police officers who deploy to the shooter’s location with the goal of initiating contact to contain or eliminate the active shooter
Contact Team
Active shooter:
Experience has shown that the number one cause of preventable death in victims of penetrating trauma is ______.
Hemorrhage
