Flashcards: MCI & Terminology
correctly answered to pass
Define the term Primary Triage. - correct answer ✔✔ Triage that takes place early in the
incident, usually on first arrival.
List the four stages of a disaster response. - correct answer ✔✔ Mitigation
Planning
Response
Recovery
What four signs are used in the START triage system? - correct answer ✔✔ Can get up and walk
Open airway
Respirations over 30/minute
Follows commands
What is the triage system known as START? - correct answer ✔✔ Simple triage and rapid
transport.
What term describes an incident that could yet generate more patients. - correct answer ✔✔
Open Incident.
multiple-casualty incident (MCI) - correct answer ✔✔ incident that generates large numbers of
patients and that often makes traditional EMS response ineffective because of special
circumstances
surrounding the event; also known as a mass-casualty incident.
, incident management system (IMS) - correct answer ✔✔ national system used for the
management of
multiple casualty incidents, involving assumption of responsibility for command and designation
and coordination of such elements as triage, treatment, transport, and staging; sometimes
called the incident command system.
C-FLOP - correct answer ✔✔ mnemonic for the main functional areas with the IMS—command,
finance and administration, logistics, operations, and planning.
command - correct answer ✔✔ the individual or group responsible for coordinating all activities
and who makes final decisions on the emergency scene; often referred to as the incident
commander (IC) or officer in charge (OIC).
span of control - correct answer ✔✔ number of people or tasks that a single individual can
monitor.
singular command - correct answer ✔✔ process in which a single individual is responsible for
coordinating an incident; most useful in single-jurisdictional incidents.
unified command - correct answer ✔✔ process in which managers from different jurisdictions—
law enforcement, fire, EMS— coordinate their activities and share responsibility for command.
command post (CP) - correct answer ✔✔ place where command officers from various agencies
can meet with each other and select a management staff.
Incident Priorities - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Life Safety
2. Incident Stabilization
3. Property Conservation
correctly answered to pass
Define the term Primary Triage. - correct answer ✔✔ Triage that takes place early in the
incident, usually on first arrival.
List the four stages of a disaster response. - correct answer ✔✔ Mitigation
Planning
Response
Recovery
What four signs are used in the START triage system? - correct answer ✔✔ Can get up and walk
Open airway
Respirations over 30/minute
Follows commands
What is the triage system known as START? - correct answer ✔✔ Simple triage and rapid
transport.
What term describes an incident that could yet generate more patients. - correct answer ✔✔
Open Incident.
multiple-casualty incident (MCI) - correct answer ✔✔ incident that generates large numbers of
patients and that often makes traditional EMS response ineffective because of special
circumstances
surrounding the event; also known as a mass-casualty incident.
, incident management system (IMS) - correct answer ✔✔ national system used for the
management of
multiple casualty incidents, involving assumption of responsibility for command and designation
and coordination of such elements as triage, treatment, transport, and staging; sometimes
called the incident command system.
C-FLOP - correct answer ✔✔ mnemonic for the main functional areas with the IMS—command,
finance and administration, logistics, operations, and planning.
command - correct answer ✔✔ the individual or group responsible for coordinating all activities
and who makes final decisions on the emergency scene; often referred to as the incident
commander (IC) or officer in charge (OIC).
span of control - correct answer ✔✔ number of people or tasks that a single individual can
monitor.
singular command - correct answer ✔✔ process in which a single individual is responsible for
coordinating an incident; most useful in single-jurisdictional incidents.
unified command - correct answer ✔✔ process in which managers from different jurisdictions—
law enforcement, fire, EMS— coordinate their activities and share responsibility for command.
command post (CP) - correct answer ✔✔ place where command officers from various agencies
can meet with each other and select a management staff.
Incident Priorities - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Life Safety
2. Incident Stabilization
3. Property Conservation
