National Incident Management System federally mandated method for responding to and managing an incident
(NIMS)
Incident anything out of the ordinary that necessitates a response
1. formal chain of command
2. management by objectives
3. span of control (total # of people/resources managed)
NIMS Provides
4. personal accountability
5. integrated communications
6. resource management
multi-agency coordination system a process for managing an incident in which multiple agencies with differen
(MACS) command structures participate
1. incident command
2. operations
3. planning
Incident Command System (ICS)
4. logistics
5. finance/administration
**delegate and conquer
, 1. assume command
2. establish incident command post
Incident Command 3. overall incident management
4. incentive objectives and strategies
5. develop structure
1. participate in planning
2. reduce immediate hazards
Operations 3. save lives/property
4. establish situational control
5. restore scene to normalcy
1. determine resource needs
2. gather and analyze data
3. create probability projections
Planning
4. prepare contingencies & alternate strategies
5. assist in preparation of maps and documents
6. maintain records
1. acquire resources
2. obtain supplies
Logistics 3. manage communication equipment
4. maintain equipment
5. develop transportation system
, 1. authorize spending
2. negotiate contracts
Finance/Administration 3. maintain reimbursement records
4. maintain injury/death/damage documents
5. track mutual aid losts
Incident Action Plan (IAP) objectives of intervention; strategies to accomplish tasks
Medical Branch of Operations triage patients, relay status of incident, perform interventions
1. incident commander
2. operations chief
OEC Technician
3. medical branch director
4. triage, treatment, or transportation group officer
incident involving two or more injured patients, often overwhelming the init
multiple-casualty incident (MCI)
responding units
Triage process of prioritizing patients for treatment based on clinical signs
1. immediate (AMS, facial burns, decompensated, amputation)
2. delayed (open fracture, shock, bleeding)
Categories - IDME
3. minimal (closed fracture, sprain, minimal bleeding, frostbite)
4. Expectant (TBI, irreversible shock, cardiac arrest, 70% burns)
(NIMS)
Incident anything out of the ordinary that necessitates a response
1. formal chain of command
2. management by objectives
3. span of control (total # of people/resources managed)
NIMS Provides
4. personal accountability
5. integrated communications
6. resource management
multi-agency coordination system a process for managing an incident in which multiple agencies with differen
(MACS) command structures participate
1. incident command
2. operations
3. planning
Incident Command System (ICS)
4. logistics
5. finance/administration
**delegate and conquer
, 1. assume command
2. establish incident command post
Incident Command 3. overall incident management
4. incentive objectives and strategies
5. develop structure
1. participate in planning
2. reduce immediate hazards
Operations 3. save lives/property
4. establish situational control
5. restore scene to normalcy
1. determine resource needs
2. gather and analyze data
3. create probability projections
Planning
4. prepare contingencies & alternate strategies
5. assist in preparation of maps and documents
6. maintain records
1. acquire resources
2. obtain supplies
Logistics 3. manage communication equipment
4. maintain equipment
5. develop transportation system
, 1. authorize spending
2. negotiate contracts
Finance/Administration 3. maintain reimbursement records
4. maintain injury/death/damage documents
5. track mutual aid losts
Incident Action Plan (IAP) objectives of intervention; strategies to accomplish tasks
Medical Branch of Operations triage patients, relay status of incident, perform interventions
1. incident commander
2. operations chief
OEC Technician
3. medical branch director
4. triage, treatment, or transportation group officer
incident involving two or more injured patients, often overwhelming the init
multiple-casualty incident (MCI)
responding units
Triage process of prioritizing patients for treatment based on clinical signs
1. immediate (AMS, facial burns, decompensated, amputation)
2. delayed (open fracture, shock, bleeding)
Categories - IDME
3. minimal (closed fracture, sprain, minimal bleeding, frostbite)
4. Expectant (TBI, irreversible shock, cardiac arrest, 70% burns)
