60. 60
• Body Substance Isolation
• Determine Scene Safety
• Determine the Nature of the Problem
• Determine the Number of Patients
• Additional Resources
Topics
83. Consider Scene Characteristics
• Study the scene quickly
• Hazards present?
– Do not enter the scene until it is safe
• If a scene becomes
hazardous after you
enter, quickly retreat
to safety
110. Triage
First described by Baron Dominique Jean
Larrey
System of sorting patients according to
need when resources are insufficient for
all to be treated
115. MIMMS ( Major incident medical
management and support )
• Europe
• Africa
• Middle east
• Australia
• Japan
116. Timing for triage : Dynamic Triage
First look
Clearing station
Prior to evacuation
Hospital ER
117. Common locations for triage
Primary triage ( Triage sieve )
At the scene
Ambulance personnel
Secondary triage ( Triage sort )
At CCS
Medical personnel
118. INCIDENT
SITE
TRIAGE SIEVE TRIAGE SORT
ALP
RECEIVING
HOSPITAL
RECEIVING
HOSPITAL
RECEIVING
HOSPITAL
1 - Immediate 1 - Immediate
2 - Urgent 2 - Urgent
3 - Delayed
4 - Expectant
Dead
4 - Expectant
Body
Holding Area
TEMPORARY
MORTUARY
CCS
127. Summary
Triage is the first step in medical support
Triage is dynamic
Triage sieve quickly assigns priorities
Triage sort refines the priorities
Triage labels indicate current priority