Medical Incident Command

1. Medical Incident Command

2. OpeningCase Medical Incident Command

3. School Bus Crash • 32 children were on board this bus, on the way to school, when the brakes on the bus failed at 35 mph • The driver went off the road, rolled once, and then struck a tree

4. You are the first crew on the scene of this school bus crash. What should you do first? • Wait for police and fire to clear you into the scene • Establish a patient count • Ask walking wounded children to gather in a triage area • Call for additional resources

5. You are the first crew on the scene of this school bus crash. What should you do first? • Wait for police and fire to clear you into the scene • Establish a patient count • Ask walking wounded children to gather in a triage area • Call for additional resources

6. Triage is the prioritization of patient care based on what? • Severity of illness, prognosis, and resources • Severity of injury, available resources, and time • Airway, breathing, and circulatory status • Resources available and critical injuries

7. Triage is the prioritization of patient care based on what? • Severity of illness, prognosis, and resources • Severity of injury, available resources, and time • Airway, breathing, and circulatory status • Resources available and critical injuries

8. EMT Review • Take a minute to write down what principles you learned in EMT-Basic class about how to handle a mass casualty incident. • Do these principles still hold true as a paramedic?

9. Introduction

10. Introduction • Every incident must be managed by implementing an incident command system

11. Small MCIs occur every day; larger catastrophes are rarer ICS and NIMS are scalable Katrina

12. History of Incident Management Systems

13. History of Incident Management Systems • Began in the early 1970s • Two systems initially developed • The National Interagency Incident Command System (NIICS) • The Fire Ground Command (FGC)

14. The National Incident Management System • Department of Homeland Security • National Incident Management System • Responsibility • Incident command system • Emergency operations centers

15. Overview of Incident Command Systems

16. No matter how small or large, every incident must have • First responders • An incident commander • A triage officer • A unified command post

17. No matter how small or large, every incident must have • First responders • An incident commander • A triage officer • A unified command post

18. Overview of Incident Command Systems • Starts when the first unit communicates a scene size-up • Position staffed at every incident • Incident action plan • Types of incidents designed for ICS

19. ICS Key Concepts and Principles • Chain of command • Unity of command • Unified command

20. Incident Command Facilities • Incident command post (ICP) • Staging areas • Bases • Camps • Helibases and helispots • Emergency operations centers

21. The Incident Action Plan • Plan containing the general objectives that reflect the overall strategy • The only type of incident that must have a written IAP is a hazmat incident

22. The Incident Commander • Three responsibilities of the IC • Unified command

23. Command Staff • The number of people a supervisor can effectively manage • Three common positions

24. Command Staff

25. General Staff • Four functions of large scale incidents • Operations • Planning • Logistics • Finance/administration • General staff • Chief

26. General Staff

27. General Staff • Operations section • Responsible for the management of tactical operations • EMS is a portion of operations • Planning section • Develops the incident action plan (IAP) • Documents incident and plans for demobilization

28. General Staff • Logistics section • Responsible for the acquisition and coordination of required support resources • Logistics section medical unit • Mental health and stress monitoring

29. General Staff • Finance/administration section • Responsibilities • Potential length of responsibilities

30. General Staff • Modular resource components • Types of modular organization • Branches • Divisions/groups • Units • Strike teams/task forces

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39. Guiding Concepts of NIMS

40. Guiding Concepts of NIMS • Development of disaster plans • The need for drills

41. Concept #1 There is a clear chain of command and unity of command • The essential nature of a clear command structure • Area command • Emergency operations center

42. Concept #2 Command is established early and includes an incident size-up • First unit: • Establishes command • Ensures safety • Uses resources efficiently • Passing command • Recommended or not?

43. Concept #3 There is an incident action plan emphasizing a management by objective approach • Process of creating an IAP

44. Concept #4 Transfer of command • Necessary to transfer to someone higher in command? • Advising staff of command changes • Tactical worksheet

45. Concept #5 Each supervisor has a manageable span of control • Commander and number of subordinates • When to make more functional units

46. Concept #6 All agencies use common terminology • Use of common language during all portions of the incident command

47. Concept #7 All emergency service agencies will use the NIMS-designated position titles • Use of NIMS-designated titles • Use of vests and helmets

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49. Concept #8 Communications between participating agencies are integrated • Every service should have the ability to communicate with responding units

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