Hazardous Material Emergencies & Multiple Casualty Incidents

Question 1

Primary Triage

Answer 1

Evaluation of patients that occurs immediately upon arrival of the first EMS crew at the actual site of the incident to quickly categorize the severity of a patient’s condition and priority for treatment and transport.

Question 2

Secondary Triage

Answer 2

Re-evaluation that takes place in the triage unit of the severity of a patient’s condition and priority for treatment and transport.

Question 3

Triage of patients based on color

Answer 3

Red: Yellow: Green: Priority 3 Black: Priority 0

Question 4

Green-labeled patients (MCI)

Answer 4

Patients with minor musculoskeletal injuries “Walking wounded” - Alert, & can follow commands

Question 5

Yellow-labeled patients

Answer 5

• Pt’s with burns without airway problems - Major or multiple skeletal injures - Back injuries with or without spinal cord damage- - Ask the patient to squeeze your fingers.The patient should obey your command

Question 6

Red-labeled patients

Answer 6

• Patients with airway or breathing difficulties - Uncontrolled or severe bleeding - Decreased mental status - Severe medical problems - Shock - Severe burns

Question 7

Black-labeled patients

Answer 7

• Dead or fatally injured - Patients with exposed brain matter - Patients in cardiac arrest (warm & no pulse for over 20 min) - Decapitation - Severed trunk - Incineration

Question 8

What to assess during Triage

Answer 8

Respirations Pulse Mental Status

Question 9

START Triage System

Answer 9

Question 10

START Triage System, Pediatric Patients

Answer 10