Week 1

Question 1

What is a major incident?

Answer 1

• Is a complex scene (for a range of reasons).
• Is not routine and requires specialist skills or organisations.
• May include multiple casualties, multiple agencies,
protracted/complex incidents, or even just an incident
attracting public interest
• Major incidents will generally be managed using an
Emergency Response Plan.

Question 2

What are some logistical challenges at a major incident?

Answer 2

• Hazard identification
• Switching of roles
• Taking control
• Others on scene
• Complex locations
• # of patients
• skill sets of treating crews
• requirement to manage scene rather than the patient
• triage

Question 3

What is the purpose of an Emergency Response Plan (ERP)?

Answer 3

to identify and then separate a

major incident from normal business operations.

Question 4

What are the 3 stages of an Emergency Response plan (ERP)?

Answer 4

1. Recognition
2. Response
3. Recovery

Question 5

What happens during the Recognition stage of the ERP?

Answer 5

Recognition
• This is the alert and escalation phase.
• The notification stage commences when the initial call has been received in the Comms Centre.

Question 6

What happens during the Response stage of the ERP?

Answer 6

Response
• Commences when the first resource arrives on scene and provides a windscreen SitRep. This allows the response level of the major incident to be re-assessed.
• Conduct a reconnaissance and provide ETHANE SitRep as soon as possible.

Question 7

What happens during the Recovery stage of the ERP?

Answer 7

Recovery
• This stage continues until the last resource has left the incident and all patients have been cared for.
• The recovery stage commences concurrently with response.
• Recovery is where the organisation restores and replaces resources and accounts for all actions that were taken in response to managing the incident.

Question 8

What is the acronym for a windscreen sitrep

Answer 8

METHANE

Question 9

What does METHANE stand for?

Answer 9

M - confirm major incident
E - exact location
T - type of incident
H - Hazards at scene
A - Access/Egress to scene
N - Number of patients
E - Emergency services on scene and/or required

Question 10

How often do you give METHANE sitrep?

Answer 10

Every 15 minutes

or when something changes