Chapter 4: Incident Command and Triage Flashcards
30-2-Can Do
30 Respirations per minute
2+ second capillary refill
Can do = ability to follow simple commands.
Mnemonic for assessment findings of the START triage system. If a patient fails any of these then they are listed “red” for the START system
Chain of Command
a rank structure for management
Facility
Any primary work area in or around an incident in which incident-related activities are planned, organized, directed, or conducted.
Incident
Anything out of the ordinary day-to-day activities that necessitates a response.
Emergencies, disasters, outbreaks, vaccination, programs,
IC
Incident Commander
Person who provides overall leadership at an incident
ICS
Incident Command System
A formal, organized method for managing an incident, regardless of its cause, size, scope, or complexity.
MACS
Multiagency Coordination System
Process for managing an incident in which multiple agencies that have different command structures and communication capabilities are participating.
MCI
Multiple Casualty Incident
An incident involving two or more patients and in which the number patients exceeds the capability of local resources.
NIMS
National Incident Management System
A federally mandated “all-hazards” approach for responding to and managing an incident. It was created as a result of Homeland Security Presidential directive 5.
Personnel Accountability System
A system that readily identifies both the locations and the functions of all members operating at an incedent scene.
Resource Management
Under NIMS, a response component that includes mutual-aid agreements; the use of special federal, state, local, and tribal teams.
SALT
Sort
Assess
Lifesaving interventions
Treatment or Transport
Section chiefs
The heads of the funtional areas within th eincident command system.
Span of Control
the total number of individuals or resources supervised by a single person; usually three to seven individuals or resources. Optimal number is considered to be five.
START
Simple
Triage
And
Rapid
Treatment
