WorksheetsDFB Mass Casualty Incident Quiz
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
"Multi-Patient Incident" is defined as any incident with fewer than how many patients?
20 patients
30 patients
25 patients
40 patients
"Mass Casualty Incidents" is defined as any incident involving how many patients?
20-100 patients
100-120 patients
100-200 patients
100-150 patients
"Disaster" is defined as any incident involving more than 100 patients?
yes
no
depends on where the incident is
How many trauma kits does the command support 3(cs3) vehicle carry?
30 extra trauma kits
20 extra trauma kits
40 extra trauma kits
50 extra trauma kits
Where is the command support(cs3) vehicle parked?
Headquarters
workshop
No 1 station
No 5 station
Crews from what district station will be deployed to erect the casualty clearing station?
No 5 district stn
No 1 district stn
No 4 district stn
No 3 district stn
What colour code is used for delayed?
Green
Red
Blue
Yellow
What does the first E stand for in a methane message to control?
Exact location
Emergency
ERCC
Egress
What does the N stand for in a methane message?
Number and severity of injured
Number of ambulance required
Notify other agencies
Notify CFO
What colour label should walking wounded patients be given?
Green
blue
white
Yellow
Which wording is incorrect in a triage report transmitted to ERCC?
Emergency
Immediates
Urgent
Delayed
What does the (RTS) stand for?
Revised, trauma, score
Revised, treatment, score
revised time scale
revised trauma scale
Which is incorrect in the three parameters of the revised trauma score?
Shock
systolic blood pressure
respiratory rate
glasgow coma score
Who is the lead agency at a train crash?
Local authority
Garda
Health services
none of these
Who is the lead agency at a biological incident?
health services
garda
local authority
none of these
Who is the lead agency at a CCBRN incident?
Garda
Local Authority
Health services
none of these
Who is the lead agency at a water rescue inland?
Garda
Health services
local authority
none of these
Who is responsible for preserving the dead bodies and for their transport?
Garda
Local Authority
Health services
none of these
Once a DFB officer arrives, they become the incident commander. True or False?
yes
no
must be a d/o
none of these
What is the colour of the DFB triage officer TABARD?
Red + white check
Yellow + white check
Blue + white check
Green + white check
Who controls the inner cordon until it is made safe at an EMS mass casualty incident?
Fire brigade
garda
health service
none of these
The mass casualty incident operational policy document was issued in what year?
2017
2018
2007
2010
At mass casualty incidents the triage sort and sieve oversight should be done by who?
The highest clinical lead available
First arriving Paramedic
NAS sort and sieve officer
DFB ambulance officer
How many functional sector roles are there at a mass casualty incident?
4
5
6
8
Extrication, treatment and transportation of casualties at a MCI is performed and documented by who?
casualty clearing S/O + Triage officer
Casualty clearing S/O + IC
IC + ambulance officer
Triage sort and sieve officer
For patients tagged RED at a MCI when should they be transported?
immediately
urgently
delayed
none of these
For patients tagged yellow at MCI transport should be done when?
urgent
immediately
delayed
none of these
For patients tagged green at MCI they should be transported when?
delayed
urgently
immediately
none of these
The second E in a METHANE message is?
equipment and resources needed
exact location
egress
exact number of patients
The N in a METHANE message is?
number and severity of injured
nature of the incident
number of ambulances required
none of these
The T in a METHANE message is?
Type of incident
total number of patients
total number of ambulances required
Time incident took place
When can Triage sieve commence at a MCI?
When IC confirms scene is safe
When CS3 arrives
When mass casualty pod arrives
immediately
All walking wounded should get what colour label/tag at MCI?
green
yellow
red
blue
What card system is used for the Triage system early on in a MCI?
SMART card system
TRIAGE card system
Sort and Sieve card system
none of these
The 4 EMS functional sector roles at a MCI are designated as Triage officer, casualty clearing officer, ambulance parking officer and ambulance loading point officer.
Triage officer, sort and sieve officer, NAS officer, ambulance officer
Casualty clearing officer, sort and sieve officer, ambulance parking officer, NAS ambulance officer
none of these
Treatment areas within a casualty clearing station are designated by the casualty clearing S/O and are called what?
Immediate, urgent and delayed
Red, yellow and green
Load and go, treat in place and delayed
none of these
Where should triage take place in an incident involving building collapse, hazardous area, RTA or train wreck?
entrance to the treatment area
casualty clearing station
ambulance area
none of these
Where should all vehicles report to when arriving at a MCI?
command support vehicle
IC
ambulance parking area
inner cordon
Where is medical equipment stockpiled at a MCI?
Casualty clearing station
outer cordon
ambulance parking area
none of these
Responsibility for co-ordination and recording of triage of all patients at MCI is who?
Triage officer
Casualty clearing S/O
ambulance loading officer
none of these
Responsibility for re-triage of all patients using triage sort system is with who?
Casualty clearing station officer
triage officer
ambulance loading officer
none of these
