TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Mosby's paramedic textbook (4th ed) - Chapter 54: Medical incident command

In this chapter you will learn about the following: Describe the basic structure of the legal system in the United States, relate how laws affect the paramedic’s practice, list situations that a paramedic is legally required to report in most states, describe the four elements involved in a claim of negligence, describe measures paramedics may take to protect themselves from claims of negligence. | 9/11/2012 1 Chapter 54 Medical Incident Command 2 Learning Objectives • Outline the components that define a major incident. • Identify the components of an effective incident command system. • Outline the activities of the preplanning, scene management, and postdisaster follow‐ up phases of an incident. 3 Copyright © 2013 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 1 9/11/2012 Learning Objectives • Identify the five major functions of the incident command system. • List command responsibilities during a major incident response. • Describe the section responsibilities in the incident command system. 4 Learning Objectives • Identify situations that may be classified as major incidents. • Describe the steps necessary to establish and operate the incident command system. • Given a major incident, describe the groups and/or divisions that would need to be established and the responsibilities of each. 5 Learning Objectives • List common problems related to the incident command system and to mass casualty incidents. • Outline the principles and technology of triage. • Identify resources for the management of critical incident stress. 6 Copyright © 2013 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2 9/11/2012 Declaring a Major Incident • Major incident is critical phase of response – If EMS unit is dispatched to scene that has this potential, crew should be advised or should declare (per established protocol) they are responding to possible major incident or mass casualty incident (MCI) and will confirm on arrival • Allows other agencies to be contacted, can be placed on standby • Allows time for determination of availability of other resources 7 Declaring a Major Incident • Direction and area hospitals should also be alerted • Receiving hospitals need information on number of patients and severity of injuries as soon as possible – .

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