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|style="text-align:left"|Immediately life-threatening - cardiac/respiratory arrest<BR>Under lights(broadcast over the radio for closest vehicle to attend) | |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 | |style="background:#f04b50"|'''Red<br>Red 1<br>Red 2'''||High | ||
|align="left"|Potentially life-threatening or time-critical<br>Under lights | |align="left"|Potentially life-threatening or time-critical<br>Under lights | ||
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|style="background:#fdb913"|'''Orange'''||Medium | |style="background:#fdb913"|'''Orange<br>Orange 1<br>Orange 2'''||Medium | ||
|align="left"|Urgent or potentially serious<br>Road speed(crew may respond under lights if appropriate) | |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 | |style="background:#41ad49"|'''Green<br>Green 1<br>Green 2'''||Low||align="left"|Non-urgent(low acuity)<br>Road speed | ||
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|style="background:#a4a4a4|'''Grey'''||Very Low|| align="left" |Non-urgent(low acuity)<br>Referred to Clinical Desk | |style="background:#a4a4a4|'''Grey'''||Very Low|| align="left" |Non-urgent(low acuity)<br>Referred to Clinical Desk | ||
Revision as of 18:33, 27 December 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 Red 1 Red 2 |
High | Potentially life-threatening or time-critical Under lights |
| Orange Orange 1 Orange 2 |
Medium | Urgent or potentially serious Road speed(crew may respond under lights if appropriate) |
| Green Green 1 Green 2 |
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 |