Week 1- Major Incidents Flashcards
What is the definition of a major incident?
- A complex scene
- Is not routine and requires specialist skills or organisations
- May include multiple casualties, multiple agencies, complex incidents, pts out numbering paramedics
- Attracting public interest
- generally managed by an Emergency response plan
What is a natural major incident?
A result of a natural disaster
Can leas to homelessness, starving and disease
What is a man made incident?
Very broad- Usually in situations where large groups of people gather to travel or go to work
May be the act of terrorism
What is a simple incident?
Overall infrastructure of a community is still intact
What is a compound incident?
Major incident that damages the infrastructure of the surrounding community.
What is a compensated major incident?
Where sufficient local resources to dal with the situation
What is an uncompensated major incident?
Where the medical or other responding serves are destroyed or inadequate.
What are the three phases to a major incident?
preparation - planning and getting ready for incident
response - implementation of state/organisation response planes
recovery - Ongoing effects after and incident, legal proceeding, inquests
What is the structure of a major incident
Command- within each service and one service leading the response
Safety- SELF- look after self first, carful of scene, take care of survivors
Communication- Between incident commanders and each other/duty managers
Assessment- Rapid assessment for number of pts and level of injury
Triage- sitting of casualties into categories for their treatment
Treatment- Do the most for the most, minimal and exporting transport as quickly as possible
Transport - moved to the hospital via ambulance or other modes appropriately
What is involved in a wind screen sitrep?
Notify DM for dangers, number of patients, description of the scene, short and sharp to initiate further resources needed
What does the METHANE pneumonic stand for?
Major incident confirmed Exact location Type of incident Hazards at the scene Access/Egress Number of patients Emergency services on scene and or required
