Nominated person Predetermined system of requests Predetermined system of delivery

Resupply Resource

ResupplyProcedures

• Nominated person• Predetermined system of requests• Predetermined system of delivery

Major incident equipment must be checked and

serviced regularly

Training

• Personal

• Medical

• Health Service

• Combined

Training

• Paper exercises

• Table top exercises

• Practical exercises without casualties

• Practical exercises with casualties

TriageAims

Right patient

Right place

Right time

TriageDynamic System

First look Clearing station Evacuation Hospital

reception Surgery Postop

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

TriagePriorities

T Description Colour

1 Immediate Red

2 Urgent Yellow

3 Delayed Green

4

Dead

Expectant

Dead

Blue

White/Black

TriagePriority 1 (Immediate)

Casualties who require immediate life-saving interventions

TriagePriority 2 (Urgent)

Casualties who require surgical or other interventions within 2 - 4 hours

TriagePriority 3 (Delayed)

Casualties whose treatment may be safely delayed for >4 hours

TriagePriority 4 (Expectant)

Casualties whose injuries are either so severe that they cannot survive, or whose injuries are so severe that their treatment would compromise the care of others

Triage

Decisions need to be made quickly, safely and reproducibly

Triage Sieve

Mobility

ABC

(Picture)

Mobility sieve

WALKING

BREATHING

When airway opened

RESPIRATORY RATE

CAPILLARY REFILL

PRIORITY 3 (delayed)

DEAD

PRIORITY 1 (immediate)

PRIORITY 2 (urgent)

Y

Y

NN

Under 10

over 30

10 - 29 2 sec or more

Under 2 sec