Pre-IPE Preparation Materials
Pre-IPE work!!!
This year's IPE will be a Mass Casualty Exercise. Make sure you take some time to familiarize yourself with topics you will need to address during the exercise.
A Triage Tag is a tool first responders and medical personnel use during a mass casualty incident. With the aid of the triage tags, the first-arriving personnel are able to effectively and efficiently distribute the limited resources and provide the necessary immediate care for the victims until more help arrives.Typically, the basic sections of a triage tag may include:
A section informing medical personnel of the patient’s vital signs along with the treatment administered.
A section on the patient’s demographics such as gender and residential address, and the patient’s medical history.
A section with a full pictorial view of the human body. The medical personnel indicate which parts of the body are injured.
The four colors of triage:
Black--Expectant--Pain medication only, until death
Red--Immediate--Life-threatening injuries
Yellow--Delayed--Non-life-threatening injuries
Green--Minimal--Minor injuries
Other features may include:
Tear off sections to label the victim properly in terms of severity of injury and to inform other medical personnel, that may arrive later, of the victim’s status.
Main body for the first responders to fill out during their assessment of the patient. This portion will stay with the patient.
Peel off stickers to keep a record of what transportation or treatment was provided to the victim.
