Incident Management and MCI's in Paramedics Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+
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Incident Management and MCI's in Paramedics Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+
xclosed incident - Answers A contained incident in which atients are found in one focal location and the situation is not expected to pro-duce more patients than initially present.
command - Answers In incident comman...
Incident Management and MCI's in Paramedics Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+
xclosed incident - Answers A contained incident in which atients are found in one focal location and the
situation is not expected to pro-duce more patients than initially present.
command - Answers In incident command, the position that oversees the incident, establishes the
objectives and priorities, and from there develops a response plan.
critical incident stress management ( CISM) - Answers A process that con-fronts responses to critical
incidents and defuses them.
demobilization - Answers The process of directing responders to return to their facilities when work at a
disaster or multiple- casualty incident has fi nished, at least for the particular responders.
extrication supervisor - Answers In incident command, the person appointed to determine the type of
equipment and resources needed for a situation involving extrication or special rescue; also called the
rescue supervisor.
fi nance - Answers In incident command, the position in an incident respon-sible for accounting of all
expenditures.
freelancing - Answers When individual units or different organizations make independent and often
ineffi cient decisions about the next appropriate action.
hospital surge capacity - Answers The capabilities of a receiving hospital to handle a large number of
unexpected emergency patients, such as those seen in a multiple- casualty incident.
incident action plan - Answers An oral or written plan stating general objec-tives refl ecting the overall
strategy for managing an incident.
incident commander ( IC) - Answers The overall leader of the incident com-mand system to whom
commanders or leaders of the incident command system divisions report.
incident command system ( ICS) - Answers A system implemented to man-age disasters and multiple-
casualty incidents in which section chiefs, including fi nance, logistics, operations, and planning, report
to the incident commander.
joint information center ( JIC) - Answers An area designated by the inci-dent commander, or a designee,
in which public informa-tion offi cers from multiple agencies disseminate information about the
incident.
JumpSTART triage - Answers A sorting system for pediatric patients younger than 8 years or weighing
less than 100 pounds. There is a minor adaptation for infants because they cannot ambulate on their
own.
liaison offi cer ( LNO) - Answers In incident command, the person who relays information, concerns, and
requests among responding agencies.
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