Treatments
Any wound that cannot be adequately controlled with a pressure dressing would require
Tourniquet
2-3 EMT/Paramedics and at least 2 police patrol officers,
RTF
A patient that is able to follow commands with minor injuries would be tagged
Green/ Walking Wounded
All incident operations are directed from a designated location referred to as the
Command Post
When do we know a tourniquet is placed tight enough
The bleeding stops and no distal pulse is present.
Treatment for a sucking chest wound.
Chest seal/Occlusive dressing
An outside area in the Cold Zone to triage, treat, and possibly transport patients from an Active Attacker event.
Patient Staging Area
Patient with an open head wound and no respirations tagged as a
Black Tag
preferred method to transfer Command.
Face to Face
What is the term for an incident that the number or severity of patients exceeds the immediately available resources of the responding system.
Mass Casualty Incident
Landmark for decompression.
second intercostal space at the mid-clavicular line or 5th intercostal space anterior axillary
Any person who uses or has used deadly physical force on other persons and continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional victims.
Active Assailant
List the 3 things that will classify a patient as Immediate/Red Tag
Respirations >30
No Radial Pulse
Mental status- Unable to follow simple commands
all involved agencies contribute to the command process. Overall goals, planning, tactical objectives, conduct of integrated tactical operations, and maximal use of available resources are enhanced through joint input and decisions.
Unified Command
What zone does the RTF team operate in
Warm Zone
Treatment for a evisceration
Moist dressing on intestines
A forward location where victims can be assembled for movement from areas of risk.
CCP
Patient that is altered with a puncture wound to the chest would be tagged
Red Tag
In the event of an emergency situation requiring that all units clear a radio frequency, the unit declaring the emergency will state their unit designation, and declare
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC
An area of ingress/egress that Police Officers protect which allows Med Teams to operate freely within that space or area. No RTF team is needed.
Protected Corridor:
When maintaining a perfusion with fluid we should target a systolic blood pressure between
80-90
Initial teams of Police officers who form immediately on arrival to scene of active attacker and immediately deploy into the building/area moving rapidly with the goal of initiating contact to contain/eliminate the active attacker to prevent further injury or loss of life.
Contact Team
A patient does not present with any obvious wounds but does not respond to simple commands would be tagged a
Red Tag
NFPA Standard for Fire Department Emergency Management System
NFPA 1561
What does MARCH stand for
Massive Hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, Hypothermia/Head Injury