Triage and MCI
This unit organizes patient prioritization and categorization during an MCI.
What is the Triage Unit
A walking wounded patient is tagged with this color.
Green
First priority at any crash scene.
Scene Safety
You arrive at an MVC with leaking fuel. Before patient care, you must do this.
What is ensure scene safety and eliminate hazards
Colored diamond signs with numbers indicate this
What are hazardous material placards?
You arrive first on scene of a 10-car pileup. No other units are present. This is the role you must assume immediately
What is Incident commander
A patient who is not breathing after airway repositioning during triage falls into this category.
Black (expectant/deceased)
Walking around entire vehicle to assess hazards.
What is a 360° assessment?
A vehicle crash scene is on a busy highway. You position your ambulance to do this.
block/protect the scene from traffic
This resource provides chemical hazard information in emergencies.
What is CHEMTREC
This is the second assessment phase after initial triage sorting.
What is secondary Triage
A patient with respirations >30, altered mental status, and poor perfusion is tagged as this.
Red Immediate
Hidden danger that can deploy suddenly.
Airbags
You are backing an ambulance when a bystander is directing you. This common risk factor is involved.
What is distraction
Your role as an EMT at a hazmat scene
What is recognize, isolate, report
These colors indicate severity levels in triage systems.
What are red, yellow, green, and black?
stable but needs care later
Yellow
Care you provide while waiting for extrication team.
What is C-spine stabilization and basic care
While riding in the back, you should do this whenever possible
What is wear a seatbelt
This document explains chemicals and exposure risks
What is MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
This type of incident involves more patients than available resources.
Mass casualty incident
(MCI)
During an MCI, you must choose between searching for a missing patient or treating a critical one in front of you.
treat the critical one in front of you
A patient is trapped with significant bleeding from the leg. Extrication will take 10 minutes. What should you do?
What is control bleeding immediately (direct pressure/tourniquet if needed)
A patient needs care, but the scene is unsafe due to an active threat.
What is do NOT enter until scene is secured
You are dispatched to a toxic exposure scene. You should first check this on your ambulance.
appropriate PPE and equipment