Major Incident Flashcards
What is the difference between major incident and mass casualty incident?
Major incident - any occurrence that presents serious threat to the health of the community or causes such numbers or types of casualties that require special arrangements to be implemented
Mass casualty incident - has potential to overwhelm rapidly despite implementation of the incident response plan
How are details of the MI phone recorded?
METHANE format
Where are the details of a major incident reported?
In the Major Incident Call Log Booklet next to the MI phone
Upon receipt of the METHANE report, what must the person answering the phone do?
Immediately inform the CIC and NIC
If the hospital is placed on standby for a major incident what must be done?
Major incident plan must be initiated and the department made ready to receive casualties
What is the immediate priority when a major incident is declared?
To create capacity and prepare the department for receiving a surge of casualties
What is the role for the Nurse 1 during a major incident?
To coordinate the clinical care for all patients within resus, working closely with the resus lead doctor and provide regular update on resus capacity to the ED command team
When the hospital has been put on standby for a major incident, what should the Nurse 1 do?
Co-locate with the resus lead doctor
Assess and transfer any appropriate patients out of resus
Allocate an EDA to ensure resus is well stocked and to act as a runner
When a major incident is declared, what does the nurse 1 need to do?
Collect N1 tabard from ED command centre located in RA
Maintain an overview of the room - no direct involvement in patient care
All calls from MI phone must be taken and logged in MI log book
Ensure all patients recorded in trauma book
Assign incoming patients to bays and teams prioritising care according to acuity
Communicate with ED staff coordinator
Lease regularly with ED command team
Work with resus lead doctor to maintain resus safety and flow
Discharge patients from CRS at time of departure
Where should all media enquires be directed to during a major incident?
The media liaison officer, based in the incident coordination centre
