Mass Casualty Incident Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Mass Casualty Incident Questions and Answers 100% Pass First few steps on arrival to a MCI Scene Safety Take Command Consider the need for more resources including ambulances Begin Start Triage What does S.T.A.R.T. stand for? Simple triage and rapid transport Green can walk and move away for the incident when asked Yellow Has non life-threatening injuries including a palpable pulse, breathing <30 per minute and is able to follow but cannot walk directions Red Life-threatening injuries including non palpable pulse and breathing at a rate >30 time per minute Black After opening the airway the patient remaining pulseless and apneic What to do to all patients before moving to the next patient for triage Take care of life threats including opening the airway and stopping or slowing down major bleeding (can use "green" victims to help apply pressure to bleeds) Triage Team 1. Utilize S.T.A.R.T. Triage 2. Apply color bands to the patients 3. Get an accurate count of the patients and their colors 4. Relay information to Triage Unit Leader Triage Unit Leader 1. Relay patient count to the IC 2. Reassign triage teams to litter bearers and treatment 3. Establish a morgue if needed Incident Commander 1. Establish Command 2. Assign ICS positions as resources arrive Medical Comm 1. Establish contact with the receiving hospitals 2. Maintain bed availability log 3. Provide ambulance destination to the Transport Unit Leader Treatment Unit Leader 1. Assign treatment area managers and establish treatment areas 2. Provide managers position tools 3. Ensure treatment areas have adequate resources 4. Coordinate with transport for effective patient