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==Response Priorities==
==Response Priorities==


{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5"
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align: center"
! align="center" | Colour<br />
!Colour!!Priority!!Response Description
| align="center" valign="top" | '''Priority'''
| align="center" valign="top" | '''Old Number'''
! align="left" | Response Description
|-
|-
| Purple
|style="background:#8565c4|'''Purple'''||Very High
| align="left" valign="top" | Very High
|style="text-align:left"|Immediately life-threatening - cardiac/respiratory arrest<BR>Under lights(broadcast over the radio for closest vehicle to attend)
| align="center" valign="top" | <br />
| Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest - Lights &amp; Siren - Also broadcast over the radio for closest vehicle to attend
|-
|-
| Red
|style="background:#f04b50"|'''Red'''||High
| align="left" valign="top" | High
|align="left"|Potentially life-threatening or time-critical<br>Under lights
| align="center" valign="top" | P1<br />
| Lights &amp; siren
|-
|-
| Orange
|style="background:#fdb913"|'''Orange'''||Medium
| align="left" valign="top" | Medium
|align="left"|Urgent or potentially serious<br>Road speed(crew may respond under lights if appropriate)
| align="center" valign="top" | P2<br />
| Road speed (can be lights &amp; siren if the crew think appropriate)
|-
|-
| Green
|style="background:#41ad49"|'''Green'''||Low||align="left"|Non-urgent(low acuity)<br>Road speed
| align="left" valign="top" | Low
| align="center" valign="top" | P3<br />
| Road speed, non-urgent
|-
|-
| Grey
|style="background:#a4a4a4|'''Grey'''||Very Low|| align="left" |Non-urgent(low acuity)<br>Referred to Clinical Desk
| align="left" valign="top" | Very Low
| align="center" valign="top" | <br />
| Referred to Clinical Desk or Registered Nurse<br />
|}
|}


==Patient Status Codes==
==Patient Status Codes==


codes are a numerical description of the patients injuries or condition based upon the criteria below.  They may be changed based upon clinical presentation but should not be changed by mechanisim of injury or patient's age
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"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! Status Code !! ZERO !! ONE !! TWO  !! THREE || FOUR
!Status!!Patient Condition!!Triage Urgency!!Triage Tag
|-
|-
! Patient Condition
|Zero||Dead||Not Required|| style="background:#000000;color:#ffffff"|Black/White
|style="text-align:center"|Dead || Critical || Serious || Moderate || Minor
|-
|-
! Threat to Life
|One||Critical||Immediate||style="background:#f04b50"|Red
|Not Applicable||Immediate||Potentially||Unlikely||None
|-
|-
! Triage Wristband
|Two|| Serious||Urgent||style="background:#fdb913;|Orange/Yellow
|style="background:#000000; color:#ffffff;"|Dead<br/>White/Black
|style="background:#FF0000; color:#000000;"|Immediate<br/>Red
|style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;"|Urgent<br/>Yellow
|style="background:#32cd32; color:#000000;"|Delayed<br/>Green
|style="background:#32cd32; color:#000000;"|Delayed<br/>Green
|-
|-
! Triage Tag
|Three|| Moderate||Delayed||style="background:#41ad49"|Green
|style="background:#000000; color:#ffffff;"|White/Black
|-
|style="background:#FF0000; color:#000000;"|Red
|Four|| Minor || Delayed||style="background:#41ad49"|Green
|style="background:#FFFF00; color:#000000;"|Orange/Yellow
|style="background:#32cd32; color:#000000;"|Green
|style="background:#32cd32; color:#000000;"|Green
|}
|}


== METHANE Report==
== METHANE Report==
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METHANE stands for:
METHANE stands for:


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
! scope="row"style="background:#1c70b8; color:#ffffff;"| M
| '''M'''ajor incident declared
|-
|-
! scope="row"style="background:#6faa3e; color:#ffffff;"| E
! style="background-color:#1C70B8; color:#FFF;" | M
| '''E'''xact Location of Incident
! style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''M'''ajor incident declared
|-
|-
! scope="row"style="background:#ae1821; color:#ffffff;"| T
| style="background-color:#6FAA3E; color:#FFF;" | E
| '''T'''ype of Incident
| style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''E'''xact Location of Incident
|-
|-
! scope="row"style="background:#1c70b8; color:#ffffff;"| H
| style="background-color:#AE1821; color:#FFF;" | T
| '''H'''azards Present or Suspected
| style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''T'''ype of Incident
|-
|-
! scope="row"style="background:#ae1821; color:#ffffff;"| A
| style="background-color:#1C70B8; color:#FFF;" | H
| '''A'''ccess to and from from the incident scene
| style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''H'''azards Present or Suspected
|-
|-
! scope="row"style="background:#ae1821; color:#ffffff;"| N
| style="background-color:#AE1821; color:#FFF;" | A
| '''N'''umber, Type and Severity of Casualties
| style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''A'''ccess to and from from the incident scene
|-
|-
! scope="row"style="background:#6faa3e; color:#ffffff;"| E
| style="background-color:#1C70B8; color:#FFF;" | N
| '''E'''mergency services required and already on scene
| style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''N'''umber, Type and Severity of Casualties
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#6FAA3E; color:#FFF;" | E
| style="font-weight:normal; text-align:left;" | '''E'''mergency services required and already on scene
|}
|}


[[Category:Ambulance]]
[[Category:Ambulance]]

Revision as of 16:44, 15 January 2022

Response Priorities

Colour Priority Response Description
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
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
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