All Flashcards
(29 cards)
Casualty transporting officer role
Manager role
Provides early situation report SITREP
Assesses number of injuries/ types of injuries (priority cards)
Deals with immediate life threats
Directs other responders on their arrival
Hands over command of incident to ambulance commander
Triage (red)
Red
- top priority
- possible life threatening injuries
- not always salvageable
- may survive with urgent treatment
CRITERIA -not breathing but open airway, RR <9 >30, cap refill above 2 seconds, HR >120
E.g resp arrest, airway obstruction , uncontrollable hemorrhage, unconscious/shock, open chest wound, burns
Triage (yellow)
Second priority- they are stable, their condition can wait
Significant injuries
Continue to observe their condition , could go red
CRITERIA- RR 10-29, cap refill <2 seconds, HR<120
E.g severe burns, spinal/head injuries, minor multiple fractures, moderate bleeding
Triage (green)
Third priority Walking around wounded, minor injuries Hospital admission unlikely Possible psychological effects May require counselling
4 functional levels of recovery
Social , health and community- accomodation, financial assistance, health and medical services
Economic environment - tourism industry, small businesses, primary producers
Natural environment -air/water quality, land degradation/contamination
Built environment -buildings(cost), infrastructure( power, sewerage, water) and support infrastructure (education, housing, builders, food)
State health emergency response plan (DISPLAN Victoria)
Pre hospital emergency response plan for mass casualty emergencies, providing all necessary info and coordination
State emergency response plan (DISPLAN)
Managing the response to emergencies within/ with the potential to affect Victoria
Mass casualty incident
Any scene that requires additional resources/units other than the initial responding unit
Transport control officer roles
- Manager role
- Ensure access/ egress for incoming ambulances
- Coordinate arriving resources
- Establish a casualty holding/ loading point in consultation with CC
- Maintain casualty movement log (name, age, sex ,ambulance number, main problem, receiving hospital, load time)
- liaise with site medical officer
ETHANE
E- exact location T- type of incident H- hazards A- access egress N- number of patients E- emergency services
Incident controller
Overall responsibility of event
Appointed by the agency that has the legislative responsibility for the incident type
Response for overall direction of the response
Develop plan and team
Ensure safety
Establish media liaison
Initiate recovery actions
Monitors event and changes
Establishes a management point
Command their own resources and coordinate other agencies
5 disaster life cycle stages
- Identify - hazards in and around community
Predict events, estimate potential outcomes
Specific plan and support function plans - Mitigation- reduce disaster likelihood
- diminishes consequences if anything happens - Preparedness - readiness of actual event
- arrangements to ensure resources/ services - Response- deployment of resources to deal with disaster
- assist population, - contain the disaster
- protect resources, infrastructure, systems - Recovery - final stage, restore community back to normal
- immediate/ short term assistance
Definition of disaster
Large scale loss of life, disruption of community activities and destruction of property/ resources
Casualty collecting post
Safe, shelter, scene proximity, transport
Ambulance holding point
Access, parking, pt loading, egress, other vehicles
When using aeromedical services
Clear of obstacles
Extreme care when rotor systems are turning
Approach from a direction that puts you in pilots line of site and downhill
Ground clear of rock/ grooves that may wedge the skid system
Firm enough to support aircraft
Isolated from vehicles/ peds
Landing space Daytime= 60 ft. night= 100ft
Mark landing area with objects that won’t move, red lights or beacons in a triangle or a square
Never point bright lights into landing area
Never approach unless requested
What is terrorism
An action/ threat intended to advance a political ideological or religious caused by coercing/ intimidating an Australian or foreign govt/ public by causing serious harm to people/property, endangering life, creating a serious risk to the health and safety of the public, seriously disrupting trade, critical infrastructural or electronic systems
Commonwealth govt roles in terroism
National security committee of cabinet- key policy and decision maker
Lead and coordinate intelligence
Lead in policy and strategy
Coordinates cyber safety
State/territory roles in terrorism
Responsibility for response in their jurisdiction
Coordination of recovery activities
Alert systems in terrorism
Low- not expected
Medium- could occur
High- likely
Extreme- imminent
Changes require govt ministers appraisal and NSC
Types of entrapment
Light- minimal tools - breaking windows, pry bar
Medium- +/- roof/ door removal- door off, side out, roof off
Heavy- forced delays mean time to get more resources and put compromise
Control zones
Cold zone- clean, safe area, defined by green mat control & triage
Warm zone- less danger, buffer, decontamination of contaminated, not safe defined by red mat
Hot zone- most direct danger, enter with protective gear
If contaminated person walks into cold zone then it becomes a warm zone
A non- contaminated person walks could carefully pass equipment from cold zone- warm zone but nothing can come out of the warm zone unless decontaminated
Definition of hazardous material
Any material which without adequate safeguards may contaminate the environment and/ or threaten life/ property
Mitigation definition
The cornerstone of emergency management
Focuses on ongoing decrease of the impact of an emergency/disaster
Doesn’t prevent it from occurring
