Major Incidents
Presents serious threat to community.
How do you provide the best care?
Assess the scene first.
Type of injury is directly related to...
Cause of injury.
When do you conduct the primary survey?
After sizing up the scene.
Two ways to go about secondary survey...
SAMPLE and Head-to-toe.
Why monitor vital signs?
Detect problems when they arise.
Initial role of first responder in major incident or mass casualty?
Activate emergency action plan.
When you are caring for someone who is sick or injured, what do you need to discover first?
What is wrong.
Information gathered about type of injury allows EMS to predict...
Severity of injury.
What do you do during the primary survey?
Identify and care for life-threatening conditions.
Primary purpose of secondary survey...
Gather additional information.
What do you measure when you monitor vital signs?
First step in managing a major incident?
Mark the area to keep people out.
Arrange for next step of care.
What will you be able to do if you understand circumstances of injury?
Provide better care.
Check for responsiveness.
Shout, tap, shout.
SAMPLE is an...
Acronym that represents a list of information you must gather.
How do you monitor level of responsiveness?
Talk to them.
What is triage?
Categorizing victims in order of severity.
First step when you arrive at the scene?
Size up the scene.
Understanding mechanism of injury means understanding...
Force exerted on the body.
If they do not respond during shout, tap, shout...
Summon EMS
You can still gather the same from friends or family if the victim is...
Unconscious
How do you monitor circulation if they are responsive?
Two fingers on the inside of their wrist.
What role do first responders play in mass casualties?
They follow instructions of medical professionals and city officials.
What should you track by asking questions throughout the incident?
Level of Responsiveness.
Why are car crash injuries more serious than those caused by falling on the ice?
Forces exerted on the body.
Look for a pulse in an adult victim here...
Carotid artery in the neck.
Purpose of the head-to-toe?
Detect injuries you might have missed during primary survey.
Tracking a victim's temperature is...