Mass Casualty Triage Examples

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Mass casualty triage examples. A burn injury can severely affect a patients physical and emotional well being. In a mci triage situation the rule against moving the neck of an injured person before ruling out. The quiz uses the start simple triage and rapid transport method principles but can be related to common principles used everywhere. For example open fracture of cranium with brain damage multiple penetrating chest wounds and here are your triage evaluation parameters rpms.

The effective medical management of any of the above events requires rapid and accurate triage. Providers at a mass casualty incident mci must analyze the number and severity of patients. They were placed near the finish line on boylston street. For example 2 broken fingers sprained wrist expectant black tag.

As a nurse you may be in charge of taking care of a patient during any of the three phases of burns. Another system that has been used in mass casualty situations is an example of advanced triage implemented by nurses or other skilled personnel. Pick the triage. By dennis edgerly.

Mass transit mishap train derailment plane crash etc a car accident with say three people significantly injured and only one ambulance many others. Here are examples of catastrophic events that may require adjustments to the typical triage process. Boston marathon bombing 0413. Please complete the phases of burn injury table to better.

Issue 5 and volume 41. Examples of common traumatic injuries per triage category. Question description assignment phases of burn injury. Minimal o superficial wounds o auditory blast injury delayed o stable abdominal wounds o soft tissue wounds.

This multipatient simulation exercise encompasses triage by hospital medical providers during a mass casualty incident mci involving gas line explosion with building collapse. Define mass casualty triage. Natural disasters such as hurricanes earthquakes fires and floodings terrorist and chemical attacks mass shootings major rail or automotive collisions such as with buses. The victim is either deceased or is not expected to live.

This advanced triage system involves a color coding scheme using red yellow green white and black tags. This module will educate staff on mass casualty triage incident response including how to. The basics of mass casualty triage. Pick the triage category for each patient.

If not tilt the head back or if you have them insert an oral airway note. During the boston marathon on april 15 2013 two pressure cooker bombs exploded at 1849 killing 3 and injuring 264 people.