MEDICAL EMERGENCY CONDITIONS Acts of nature Floods, earthquakes, etc. Airplane crashes Large fires High-rise, wildland, etc. Hazardous materials incidents
MUTUAL AID DEFINED Agreements intended to establish systematic sharing of emergency resources by all fire departments within the region or state
TYPES OF EMERGENCIES Expanded Medical Emergency Exceeds the normal response capabilities Major Medical Emergency Requires the access of local mutual aid resources Medical Disaster Requires the access of county-wide mutal aid resources Medical Catastrophe Beyond the control of the existing county resources
EXPANDED MEDICAL Involves 5 to 15 patients Five or more critical Resources dependent on severity and number of patients
MAJOR MEDICAL Involves 16-50 patients May require a medical group One ALS provider per 3 critical patients One EMT per 7 patients
MEDICAL DISASTER Involves over 50 patients Requires one or more medical groups
MEDICAL CATASTROPHE Beyond control of existing resources Requires use of master mutal aid agreement