silver ambulance commander COMMAND  Take COMMAND of all ambulance (including voluntary) assets; make key appointments  Wear the tabard to identify yourself as the SILVER AMBULANCE COMMANDER and remain near emergency…

silver medical commander COMMAND  Take COMMAND of all medical and nursing assets; make key appointments  Wear the tabard to identify yourself as the SILVER MEDICAL COMMANDER. Remain near SILVER AMBULANCE…

COMMAND tiers of command precedence at the scene scene organisation personnel recognition hierarchy of ambulance command hierarchy of medical command briefing for duty tiers of command BRONZE  The BRONZE area…

5 COMMUNICATIONS using a radio key words phonetic alphabet alternative methods common hand signals dealing with the media using a radio IF YOU ARE ISSUED A RADIO IT MUST BE…

FIRST ACTIONS first ambulance at scene first doctor at scene first ambulance at scene  Start a log and record time of arrival  Wear protective clothing helmet high visibility coat or…

triage sieve Capillary refill test (CRT) is an alternative to pulse rate, but is unreliable in the cold or dark: if it is used, a CRT of >2 seconds indicates…

casualty evacuation principles  There will be a finite number of emergency ambulances available for the evacuation of casualties  The SILVER AMBULANCE COMMANDER and the AMBULANCE LOADING OFFICER are responsible for…

4 SAFETY safety priorities personal safety scene safety survivor safety hazardous chemical recognition decontamination SAFETY SAFETY PRIORITIES  The following safety priorities should be observed: – Self – Scene – Survivors (injured and uninjured)…

treatment priorities Treatment priorities for individual patients follow best practice within the constraints of a multiple casualty incident: AIRWAY, with cervical spine control where appropriate BREATHING, with oxygen where available…