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31 Cards in this Set
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Name 5 types of disasters
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Natural
Technical Civil disobedience Criminal or terrorist Transportation |
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What type of emergencies do states declare
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"State of Emergency"
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What type of emergency does the federal government declare
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Major disaster
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Who declares a "Major Disaster"
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President
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Define a MCI or Mass causality incident
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Any incident that injures enough people to overwhelm resources usually available in particular system or area
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What are the goals of a MCIM
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Do the greatest good for the greatest number
Manage scarce resources Don not relocate the disaster |
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Who is in charge at at a MCIM
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The first arriving unit until relived
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Who begins the 5 S's
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First arriving unit
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List the 5 S's
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Safety assessment
Scene Size-up Send Information Setup START |
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List 4 things done during the scene sizeup
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Type of incident
Approx # patients Severity of injuries Area involved and access |
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List things that should be done in set up Phase
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Staging area
Secure access and Egress Secure adequate space for triage, Treatment and transport |
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What doe the term S.T.A.R.T stand for
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Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
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T/F Triage is a french word meaning disaster
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False
It's french for sort |
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What are the four colors of the triage system
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Red - Immediate
Yellow - Delayed Green - Minor Black - Dead |
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Describe the Red patients
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Problems with RPMS
Respiration Perfusion/Pulse Mental status Severe burn which compromise airway |
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Describe the Yellow Patients
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Burn patients without airway problems
Major or multiple bone or joint injuries Back and spine injuries |
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Describe Green patients
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Walking wounded
Minor PSD Minor soft tissue injuries |
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Describe Black patients
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Dead/Nonsalvageable
Non breathing patients |
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What is the expected patient flow from an MCI
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Incident scene to
Treatment area to Transportation Area to Hospital |
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What is the first step in START
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Move all Green patients to a safe location
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What interventions can the EMT perform during triage
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Open airway
Stop Gross Bleeding Raise legs of shock patients |
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What three things are checked for triaging patients
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Respiration
Perfusion Mental Status |
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What is on the back of the COG disaster tag
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Patients vitals
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How many porters are needed to move patients
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4
Move patient feet first |
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How much additional space should be left on each side of the backboard
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18"
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What is a Strike Team
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5 of the same unit
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What is a Task Force
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Any combination of units put together for a temporary assignment
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How is a child treated differently during triage
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Give 15 seconds of mouth to mask if not breathing
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How often should you re triage the green patients
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Every 15 min
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How would an MCSU be helpful
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It brings supplies for the treatment area
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Where is secondary triage performed
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In the treatment area
On the stretcher In the ambulance |
