Nominated person Predetermined system of requests Predetermined system of delivery
Major incident equipment must be checked and serviced regularly
Personal Medical Health Service Combined
Paper exercises Table top exercises Practical exercises without casualties Practical exercises with casualties
Right patient Right place Right time
First look Clearing station Evacuation Hospital reception Surgery Postop
INCIDENT SITE TRIAGE SIEVETRIAGE SORT ALP RECEIVING HOSPITAL RECEIVING HOSPITAL RECEIVING HOSPITAL 1 - Immediate 2 - Urgent 3 - Delayed 4 - Expectant Dead 4 - Expectant Body Holding Area TEMPORARY MORTUARY CCS
TDescriptionColour 1ImmediateRed 2UrgentYellow 3DelayedGreen 4 Dead Expectant Dead Blue White/Black
Casualties who require immediate life-saving interventions
Casualties who require surgical or other interventions within hours
Casualties whose treatment may be safely delayed for >4 hours
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
Decisions need to be made quickly, safely and reproducibly
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 N N Under 10 over sec or more Under 2 sec