EMS RESPONSIBILITIES M.P. 203.01

Question 1

Multi-patient incident is any incident with fewer than how many patients?

Answer 1

25

Question 2

Mass casualty incident involves how many patients?

Answer 2

25-100

Question 3

A Disaster is an incident with more than how many patients?

Answer 3

100

Question 4

The 1st arriving officer at the scene of a multi-patient or mass casualty shall incident shall establish what?

Answer 4

command.

Question 5

The 5 tactical objectives in order of priority for EMS? (5)

Answer 5

1. Remove endangered and treat the injured
2. Stabilize the incident and provide for life safety
3. Ensure the functions of triage, extrication, treatment and transportation are established as needed and performed appropriately
4. Provide for the safety, accountability and welfare of rescue personnel and victims
5. Conserve property

Question 6

In addition to EMS TACTICAL objectives the IC must include what 2 things are completed?

Answer 6

1. Completion of a TRIAGE REPORT

2. Declaration of All IMMEDIATES TRANSPORTED

Question 7

Patients should be treated and transported in what priority order 1-4?

Answer 7

1. IMMEDIATE
2. DELAYED UPGRADED TO IMMEDIATE
3. DELAYED
4. MINOR

Question 8

Basic Operational Approach

The initial actions of the first arriving officer shall include?

Answer 8

1. Scene size up, assume command, initiate triage 2.Hazard assessment, establish safe zone, traffic control, work treatment area
2. Charged handline
3. Additional resources
4. Radio triage report to Dispatch
5. Stabilize hazards and/or remove patients to treatment area
6. Assign crews specific tasks
7. Early sectorization- triage, extrication, treatment, transportation
8. Initiate patient assessment and treatment
9. Coordinate patient transportation

Question 9

Any time there are 3 or more IMMEDIATE patients or more than 10 patients What should be used?

Answer 9

Triage tags

Question 10

The 1st arriving officer will assume command and give an onscene report which will answer what 3 things?

Answer 10

• What do I have?
• What actions will I take?
• What resources do I need?

Question 11

With few patients it may be easier to treat in place.

With greater number of patients a what should be established?

Answer 11

treatment area

Question 12

Treatment areas using colored salvage covers can be identified as?

Answer 12

RED = IMMEDIATES
YELLOW = DELAYED
GREEN = MINOR

Question 13

All First-Alarm-Medical Incidents (or greater) require What to be set up for incoming companies?

Answer 13

Level II Staging Area for all fire department resources, including rescue companies.

Question 14

Basic Sectors for EMS
Which Sector: Determine the location, number, and condition of patients and whether triage should be performed before or after patients are extricated. Assign and supervise triage teams, provide triage report to command, forward tracking slips to command.

Answer 14

Triage Sector

Question 15

Basic Sectors for EMS
Which Sector: Determine the location, number and condition of patients, assign and supervise extrication teams, extricate and deliver patients to treatment, notify command when all patients have been removed from impact area.

Answer 15

Extrication Sector

Question 16

Basic Sectors for EMS
Which Sector: First determine whether treatment will occur in place or in treatment area (treatment area is preferred), assign and supervise treatment teams, ensure all patients have been triaged, assessed and treated, notify command when all patients have been treated.

Answer 16

Treatment Sector

Question 17

Basic Sectors for EMS
Which Sector: Obtain of modes of transportation needed to take patients to hospital, determine staging area and LZ zone, determine hospital availability, supervise the movement of patients, determine hospital destination and notify hospitals or rescue arrival, remove tracking slips from patient from triage tag prior to transport, notify command when all patients are transported (EMS tactical benchmark).

Answer 17

Transportation Sector