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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
[[File:ICS org chart.bmp|thumbnail|ICS Organization Structure]] | |||
===Initial Triage=== | ===Initial Triage=== | ||
* | *See [[Mass casualty incident triage]] | ||
===Incident Command System (ICS)=== | ===Incident Command System (ICS)=== | ||
*An Incident Command System (ICS) is designed to allow for coordination of response to an MCI by providing for an integrated organizational/command structure<ref name="FEMA">FEMA IS 0100.b - Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), Student Manual. http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is100b/student%20manual/02ics100b_sm_october2013.pdf. Accessed 07/24/2015.</ref> | |||
**ICS has been in use since the 1970's. | |||
**Designed to expand or contract in size in response to scope of incident. | |||
* | *After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security proposed the National Incident Management System (NIMS) in response to perceived deficiencies in coordination between emergency responders.<ref>Jensen J, Youngs G. Explaining implementation behaviour of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Disasters. 2015 Apr;39(2):362-88. doi: 10.1111/disa.12103.</ref> | ||
** | **NIMS mandates the use of ICS in the United States for MCI response<ref name="FEMA" /> | ||
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** | ==External Links== | ||
** | *[http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/icsresource/index.htm FEMA ICS Resource Center] | ||
*[https://training.fema.gov/is/nims.aspx FEMA Online NIMS Training] | |||
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* | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Mass casualty incident triage]] | |||
*[[GEMC:Prehospital_/_Disaster_/_Mass_Casualty_Medicine]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:05, 23 October 2017
Background
- Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) defined as an incident where the number of patients (or the rate of their arrival to a medical facility) overwhelms local resources (and the ability to immediately supplement them).[1][2]
Potential Causes of MCI
Mass casualty incident
- Radiation exposure (disaster)
- Dirty bomb
- Bioterrorism
- Chemical weapons
- Mass shooting
- Natural Disaster (e.g. Hurricane, Earthquake, Tornado, Tsunami, etc)
- Unintentional large-scale incident (e.g. building collapse, train derailment, etc)
- Major pandemic
- Explosions
Management
Initial Triage
Incident Command System (ICS)
- An Incident Command System (ICS) is designed to allow for coordination of response to an MCI by providing for an integrated organizational/command structure[3]
- ICS has been in use since the 1970's.
- Designed to expand or contract in size in response to scope of incident.
- After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security proposed the National Incident Management System (NIMS) in response to perceived deficiencies in coordination between emergency responders.[4]
- NIMS mandates the use of ICS in the United States for MCI response[3]
External Links
See Also
References
- ↑ Briggs SM. Disaster management teams. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2005 Dec;11(6):585-9.
- ↑ Lee JS, Franc JM. Impact of a Two-step Emergency Department Triage Model with START, then CTAS, on Patient Flow During a Simulated Mass-casualty Incident. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015 Jun 24:1-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 FEMA IS 0100.b - Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), Student Manual. http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is100b/student%20manual/02ics100b_sm_october2013.pdf. Accessed 07/24/2015.
- ↑ Jensen J, Youngs G. Explaining implementation behaviour of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Disasters. 2015 Apr;39(2):362-88. doi: 10.1111/disa.12103.