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Mass Casualty Incident - having more than one patient that drains your resources.
What is an MCI?
100
Patient with minimal injuries who can walk.
What is a green patient?
100
Assess for presence or absence of spontaneous respirations If apneic, open airway
What is step two using START.
100
This is were you would splint a patient who has a fracture.
What is the Treatment center?
100
A yellow tagged patient is walking around the treatment area?
Re-tag them as a green patient.
200
The Fire Chief or highest authority on scene first during an MCI.
Who would be the Incident Commander?
200
A traumatic cardiac arrest
What is a black tagged patient?
200
Assess capillary refill If ≤ 2 seconds, move to to next step If > 2 seconds, tag as Red
What is step 4 perfusion?
200
You come across a patient who is not breathing
Open the airway
200
The first thing to take into consideration before you start your triage?
Is the scene safe?
300
The closest victim
What victim do you triage first?
300
Fractured arm with no other injuries
What is green tagged patient?
300
Assess respiratory rate If ≤30, proceed to Step 4 If > 30, tag patient as Red
What is Step 3 Respirations?
300
This takes only 30 seconds.
What is the maximum time limit to triage each patient?
300
The only paperwork you need to fill out for MCI patients?
What is a triage tag?
400
Can the victim squeeze my hand if I ask him to?
What is an example of checking mental status?
400
A pelvic fracture
What is a yellow tagged patient?
400
If able to obey commands, tag as Yellow If unable to obey commands, tag as Red
The process to check mental status?
400
These type of patients get immediate transport
What is crtitical/RED patients?
400
Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
What is S.T.A.R.T.?
500
You would only move patients, and touch as little as possible.
What should you do if the scene is thought to be a crime scene.
500
Unconscious patient with a head injury
What is a red tagged patient?
500
R. 30 P. 2 M. Can do
What is the Mnemonic for START triage?
500
Colored cones, tarps, and flags.
What is ways to mark treatment areas.
500
The triage method used for infants through older children
What is Jump START?
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