MCI Action List
STAGE 1 (INITIATE) GOALS
Needs Assessment
- -estimated time-line
- -injury types
- -incoming # patients
Incident situation
- ED/OR/Hosp capacity assessment
- Asset Assignment
- -Staff - communicate
- -Stuff - secure
- -Space - assign
Activate Preparation Response (local)
- (understand base concepts of code yellow ED vs. code yellow Hospital)
- Declare code yellow ED
- Activate local incident command (administration)
- Notify clinical departments: ED, trauma for Peds & Adults, radiology & shift coordinators
- Partial mobilization of staff: ED trauma nurses, radiology, public affairs, EVS, security, public affairs
Activate local reverse triage
Decide/Assess:
- Define staff, space, stuff needs
- Acquire/Prepare additional supplies
- [partial] mobilization of hospital incident command
Activate concepts of Triage
STAGE 2 (RAMP UP) GOALS
Needs Assessment
- ⁃situation/incoming patients needs assessment/estimated ongoing time-line
- ⁃Hospital capacity needs assessment
Activate Hospital Response
- ⁃(understand base concepts of code yellow ED vs. code yellow Hospital)
- ⁃Declare code yellow HOSPITAL
- ⁃Activate Hospital incident command (HICS)
- ⁃Notify clinical departments: wards, trauma for Peds & Adults, radiology & shift coordinators
- ⁃Stop elective operations (ORs/Clinics)
- ⁃Mobilization of staff: Hospital nursing, blood bank, EVS, radiology, public affairs, security, public affairs, facilities
- ⁃Call in additional staff
- -Activate hospital-wide reverse triage
Decide/Assess:
- ⁃[partial] mobilization of hospital incident command
- ⁃Define staff, space, stuff needs
- ⁃Acquire/Prepare additional supplies
- ⁃Establish contact with other hospitals
- ⁃Go on ED diversion
- ⁃Contact materials management for more supplies (eg, PPE)
Activate concepts of Re-Triage
STAGE 3 (ACTIVE) GOALS
Triage + Treat Patients
- Immediate interventions
- Airway (oxygen)
- Bleeding (tourniquet)
- Chest tube
- Antidote
Move Patients Around
- - match resources to needs
Expand available space to accommodate more patients
- - repurpose space as necessary
Secure perimeter/crowd control
- -“Protect the House”
Attempt to Resupply
- - Anticipate ongoing needs
- - Consider time-limited resources
STAGE 4 GOALS
1. maintain contact with other hospitals 2. needs assessment: open ICU/OR beds check 3. borrow supplies 4. re-supply 5. media/crowd management 6. Triage
STAGE 5 GOALS
1. Staff management – getting more fatigue mitigation; food 2. Family management 3. Advanced triage 4. Definitive Treatment - ICU, OR, Home, Psych Liaison, Morgue 5. Ongoing security
STAGE 6 GOALS
1. Send excess staff home 2. Begin elective procedures again 3. Bring in new staff 4. De-escalate security 5. Restock supplies 6. Laundry/Room Flips