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! Status<br/>Code !! Patient<br/>Condition !! Threat to Life !! Triage<br/> Wristband !! Triage Tag | ! Status<br/>Code !! Patient<br/>Condition !! Threat to Life !! Triage<br/> Wristband !! Triage Tag | ||
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! FOUR | ! FOUR | ||
| Minor || None | | | Minor || None || Delayed<br/>Green || Green | ||
|- style="background:green; color:#000000;" | |||
! THREE | ! THREE | ||
| Moderate || Unlikely || | | Moderate || Unlikely || |Delayed<br/>Green || Green | ||
|-style="background:yellow; color:#000000;" | |||
! TWO | ! TWO | ||
| Serious || Potentially || | | Serious || Potentially || |Urgent<br/>Yellow || Orange/Yellow | ||
|-style="background:red; color:#000000;" | |||
! ONE | ! ONE | ||
| Critical || Immediate | | | Critical || Immediate || Immediate<br/>Red || Red | ||
|-style="background:black; color:#ffffff;" | |||
!style="color:#000000;"| ZERO | |||
| Dead || Not Applicable || | |colspan Dead || Not Applicable || |Dead<br/>White/Black || White/Black | ||
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Revision as of 08:38, 11 May 2020
Response Priorities
Colour |
Priority | Old Number | Response Description |
---|---|---|---|
Purple | Very High | Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest - Lights & Siren - Also broadcast over the radio for closest vehicle to attend | |
Red | High | P1 |
Lights & siren |
Orange | Medium | P2 |
Road speed (can be lights & siren if the 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 mechanisim of injury or age of the patient
Status Code |
Patient Condition |
Threat to Life | Triage Wristband |
Triage Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | colspan 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 |