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! | ! style="background-color:#1C70B8; color:#FFF;" | M | ||
| ''' | ! style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''M'''ajor incident declared | ||
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| style="background-color:#6FAA3E; color:#FFF;" | E | |||
| ''' | | style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''E'''xact Location of Incident | ||
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| style="background-color:#AE1821; color:#FFF;" | T | |||
| ''' | | style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''T'''ype of Incident | ||
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| style="background-color:#1C70B8; color:#FFF;" | H | |||
| ''' | | style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''H'''azards Present or Suspected | ||
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| style="background-color:#AE1821; color:#FFF;" | A | |||
| ''' | | style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''A'''ccess to and from from the incident scene | ||
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| style="background-color:#1C70B8; color:#FFF;" | N | |||
| ''' | | style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''N'''umber, Type and Severity of Casualties | ||
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| style="background-color:#6FAA3E; color:#FFF;" | E | |||
| style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''E'''mergency services required and already on scene | |||
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Revision as of 12:57, 13 January 2022
Response Priorities
Colour | Priority | Old Number | Response Description |
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Purple | Very High | Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest - Under Lights (Also broadcast over the radio for closest vehicle to attend) | |
Red | High | P1 | Lights & siren |
Orange | Medium | P2 | Road speed (May be upgraded to under lights if crew think appropriate) |
Green | Low | P3 | Road speed, non-urgent |
Grey | Very Low | Referred to Clinical Desk or Registered Nurse |
Patient Status Codes
Patient status codes are a numerical range used to indicate the severity of a patients injuries or condition
A patients status may be changed based upon clinical presentation but should not be changed for mechanism of injury or age of the patient
Status Code |
Patient Condition |
Threat to Life | Triage Wristband |
Triage Tag |
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FOUR | Minor | None | Delayed Green |
Green |
THREE | Moderate | Unlikely | Delayed Green |
Green |
TWO | Serious | Potentially | Urgent Yellow |
Orange/Yellow |
ONE | Critical | Immediate | Immediate Red |
Red |
ZERO | Dead | Not Applicable | Dead White/Black |
White/Black |
METHANE Report
Used to provide details from scene to comms about a major incident
METHANE stands for:
M | Major incident declared |
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E | Exact Location of Incident |
T | Type of Incident |
H | Hazards Present or Suspected |
A | Access to and from from the incident scene |
N | Number, Type and Severity of Casualties |
E | Emergency services required and already on scene |