Washington Metropolitan Area

Council of Governments

Medical Care Support Unit100 Patient Capacity

Medical Care Support Unit

100 Patient Capacity

Removable Tripod Light – 4 Total

2 Hand Trucks for Supply Movement

Drivers Side A– Compartment 1

Blue Boxes are the Administrative Supplies for the

Red, Yellow and Green Areas for Both Sides

3 Ea. – Cases of Gloves (small, medium, large and extra large)

6 – Cases of Water

Additional Blankets, First Aid and Airway Supplies

Drivers Side A – Compartment 2

50% of the Deployable Supplies

Each Group of Red, Yellow and Green Containers consist of an

Airway Box, IV Box, Patient Assessment Box, Bulk First Aid

Supply Box and Patient Self Care Kit Box

Additionally there are 50 Short Board Splints and 60 Towels

Drivers Side A – Compartment 3

20 Field Stretchers – 24 Long Board Splints – Red, Yellow, Green Tarps, Flags, Cones and Barrier Tape – 36 Step In Post to hold Barrier Tape

Drivers Side A– Compartment 4

40 Plastic Backboards

40 Adult Adjustable Collars

40 Pedi Adjustable Collars

40 Disposable Spider Straps

40 Headbed Immobilizers

Officers Side B – Compartment 1

4 – “M” O2 Cylinders, 4 – Multilators, 4 Hand Lights, 4 – 2000 Watt Generators and 1 - Gas Can

Additional Supplies

Officers Side B – Compartment 2

50% of the Deployable Supplies

Each Group of Red, Yellow and Green Containers consist of an

Airway Box, IV Box, Patient Assessment Box, Bulk First Aid

Supply Box and Patient Self Care Kit Box

Additionally there are 50 Short Board Splints and 60 Towels

Officer Side B – Compartment 3

20 Field Stretchers – 24 Long Board Splints – Red, Yellow, Green Tarps, Flags, Cones and Barrier Tape

Officers Side B – Compartment 4

40 Plastic Backboards

40 Adult Adjustable Collars

40 Pedi Adjustable Collars

40 Disposable Spider Straps

40 Headbed Immobilizers

Driver Compartment 1 & 2 and Officer Compartment 2 has a pull out step to assist with loading and unloading of the containers and supplies

Washington Metropolitan Council of GovernmentsMedical Care Support Unit (MCSU) Field Operations Guide (FOG)

Medical Care Support Unit (MCSU) Mission

The MCSU’s are designed to assist in treating large number of patients as a result of a Multiple Causality Incident (MCI). Each MCSU is designed to treat approximately 100 injured persons. Crew configuration will be dependent on incident profile and resources available . These MCSU vehicles are strategically located around the metropolitan area for rapid deployment to incidents that may require this resource . They may also be dispatched to augment resources already deployed to an incident.

Crew Configuration Crew Actions MCSU Operational Considerations

Crew Position Responsibilities

Driver

Support Crew

Pre – Incident - Driver

On-Scene

Responsible for daily mechanical readiness.

Primary operator of the vehicle and assures a safe response to the incident scene.

Secures an area for vehicle staging. Secures the vehicle at the incident

scene

Assists the driver of the MCSU in navigating to the scene of the incident in an escort fashion

Establishes radio communication and coordination with the Incident Commander

Coordinates with EMS Command for the dissemination and distribution of supplies

o Mechanical Readinesso Operational Readiness

Vehicle Responsibility

Equipment Documentation

After the incident, determine which equipment/supplies were utilized and make a list of supplies needed to restock the MCSU

Make effort to retrieve non-disposable items Obtain needed supplies and restock MCSU

Monthly Inventory

o Navigation to Incidento Radio coordination with Incident Command

Establishes a method for distribution of supplies

Assistant Driver

Establishes a perimeter for the MCSU

Operational Readiness Attempts to maintain a record of supplies and/or

kits distributed Attempts to maintain a record of non-disposable

items and their destination if possible, i.e.: backboards, field stretchers, etc.

Assists Primary Driver Enroute to Incident

A monthly supply and equipment inventory is required to maintain the MCSU readiness

Daily vehicle maintenance on the MCSU should be performed using the same procedure as the first line fire apparatus

Upon dispatch, determine direction of travel to scene and proceed to respond with other vehicles in “escort” fashion

Operations at the disaster scene vs. an MCI is challenging. The crew of the MCSU may be met by EMS crews attempting to totally strip the vehicle of supplies

Coordination and staging of the vehicle may be the best method to maintain order

Step Step

Air

IV Start

BulkBandage

PatientAssess

Airway

Patient Care

IV Start

PatientAssess

BulkBandage

PatientCare

AirwayTraumaDress.

Patient Evaluation Kit

6" Mil.Bandage

BurnSheets

RedAdmin.

GreenAdmin.

YellowAdmin.

YellowAdmin.

GreenAdmin.

RedAdmin.

20 Field Stretchers

40 Backboards

Cones

Cones Cones

Triage Tarp Triage Tarp Triage Tarp

36" Splints

MCSU Drivers Side View - A

IV Start

BulkBandage

PatientAssess

Airway

Patient Care

60 Towels

50 Short BoardSplints

30 TraumaDressings

3 Hand Suction12 Suction containers

6 – Bag Valves20 – Nasal &

Oral Airway Kits

IV Set Up Kit

Sanitary Napkin

Kit

Bag Valve

KitGoggles

Second Layer Behind Front Containers

XLGloves

XLGloves

XLGloves

Water

LGGloves

LGGloves

LGGloves

Water

MedGloves

MedGloves

MedGloves

Water

IVSaline

IVSaline

IVSaline

Water

Water Water

4" Military Bandage

Bio -hazard bags

Driver’s Side Inventory

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

5

6

Stakes

20 Each Adjustable CollarsAdult & Pediatric

20 Spider Straps4 Duct Tape

20 Spider Straps4 Duct Tape

20 Each Adjustable CollarsAdult & Pediatric

7

40 HeadImmobilizers

Multilator Kit

IV Start

BulkBandage

PatientAssess

Airway

Patient Care

60 Towels

50 Short BoardSplints

30 TraumaDressings

3 Hand Suction12 Suction containers

6 – Bag Valves20 – Nasal &

Oral Airway Kits

Sanitary Napkins

Kit

Body Bags

SuctionKit

4 – HondaGenerators

4 – “M

” O2

Tan

ks

Second Layer Behind Front Containers

StepStep

Air

IV Start

BulkBandage

PatientAssess

Airway

Patient Care

IV Start

PatientAssess

BulkBandage

PatientCare

Airway Patient Evaluation Kit

Multilator Kit

Stakes

4 – HondaGenerators

4 – “M” O

2 Ta

nks

20 Field Stretchers

40 Backboards

Cones ConesCones

Triage TarpTriage TarpTriage Tarp

36" Splints

MCSU Officers Side View - B

MultilatorKit

MultilatorKit

4 - H

andligh

ts

6

5 3

4 2

1

Officer’s Side Inventory

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

20 Spider Straps4 Duct Tape 20

Spide

r Stra

ps4 D

uct T

ape

20 Ea

ch A

djusta

ble Co

llars

Adult

& Pe

diatric

20 Ea

ch A

djusta

ble Co

llars

Adult

& Pe

diatric

740 Head

Immobilizers