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{| class="wikitable" | ==Response Priorities== | ||
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!Colour!!Priority!!Response Description | |||
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| Purple | |style="background:#8565c4|'''Purple'''||Very High | ||
| | |style="text-align:left"|Immediately life-threatening - cardiac/respiratory arrest<BR>Under lights(broadcast over the radio for closest vehicle to attend) | ||
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| | |style="background:#f04b50"|'''Red'''||High | ||
|align="left"|Potentially life-threatening or time-critical<br>Under lights | |||
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| | |style="background:#fdb913"|'''Orange'''||Medium | ||
|align="left"|Urgent or potentially serious<br>Road speed(crew may respond under lights if appropriate) | |||
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| | |style="background:#41ad49"|'''Green'''||Low||align="left"|Non-urgent(low acuity)<br>Road speed | ||
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| Grey | |style="background:#a4a4a4|'''Grey'''||Very Low|| align="left" |Non-urgent(low acuity)<br>Referred to Clinical Desk | ||
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| | ==Patient Status Codes== | ||
Patient status codes are a numerical range used to indicate the severity of a patients injuries or condition <br/> | |||
A patients status may be changed based upon clinical presentation but should not be changed for mechanism of injury or age of the patient | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||
!Status!!Patient Condition!!Triage Urgency!!Triage Tag | |||
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|Zero||Dead||Not Required|| style="background:#000000;color:#ffffff"|Black/White | |||
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|One||Critical||Immediate||style="background:#f04b50"|Red | |||
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|Two|| Serious||Urgent||style="background:#fdb913;|Orange/Yellow | |||
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|Three|| Moderate||Delayed||style="background:#41ad49"|Green | |||
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|Four|| Minor || Delayed||style="background:#41ad49"|Green | |||
|} | |||
== METHANE Report== | |||
Used to provide details from scene to comms about a major incident | |||
METHANE stands for: | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | |||
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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 16:44, 15 January 2022
Response Priorities
Colour | Priority | Response Description |
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Purple | Very High | Immediately life-threatening - cardiac/respiratory arrest Under lights(broadcast over the radio for closest vehicle to attend) |
Red | High | Potentially life-threatening or time-critical Under lights |
Orange | Medium | Urgent or potentially serious Road speed(crew may respond under lights if appropriate) |
Green | Low | Non-urgent(low acuity) Road speed |
Grey | Very Low | Non-urgent(low acuity) Referred to Clinical Desk |
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 | Patient Condition | Triage Urgency | Triage Tag |
---|---|---|---|
Zero | Dead | Not Required | Black/White |
One | Critical | Immediate | Red |
Two | Serious | Urgent | Orange/Yellow |
Three | Moderate | Delayed | Green |
Four | Minor | Delayed | Green |
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 |