Executive Summary - Fss.aero

Appendix 14 Emergency response Plan of the
ICAO Airport Services Handbook Chapter 9 on
Categorization and Examination of Injuries and
Medical Care
9.1 Immediate care of injured persons from the aviation incident
Many people die because injuries sustained from the incident do not receive
immediate medical attention. It is necessary for the medical agency involved to
respond timely and categorize these injuries so that appropriate medical measures
may be applied.
9.2 Categorization of Injuries (Applicable to all emergency situations)
The priority by which categorized injuries are dealt with and govern post-
incident care are as follows:
9.2.1 The injured may be divided into four levels:
1 st level: Immediate care
2 nd level: Delay care
3 rd level: Minor care
4 th level: Deceased
9.2.2 The first qualified medical personnel to reach the site should proceed
with categorization of injuries until a senior individual or the flight
surgeon arrives at the scene. The victims should be transferred from
the injury categorization area to the appropriate care area. The victims
should also wait until injuries have stabilized before being moved to
the designated hospital.
9.2.3 The victims belonging to the first level of injuries should be given
priority treatment and sent to designated hospitals ASAP. This is the
responsibility of the personnel categorizing the injuries.
9.2.4 The categorization of injuries completed on site is most effective. The
only thing is that the people on the site should send the victims to the
hospitals as soon as possible or remove them from the site. As a
principle, moving the victims should not interfere with emergency
firefighting work.
9.2.5 Categorization of injuries should make use of identification cards to
help in the arrangement for transport to the hospitals.
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