EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health
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CODE BROWN<br />
EQUIPMENT NEEDS IN MASS DISASTERS<br />
1. Disaster Packs x 4 from ECC.<br />
Each containing Airway, Breathing,<br />
Circulation, Drug, Dressing, I.V.&<br />
Survival Kits. Refer Appendix 2<br />
2. Access to refrigerated drugs for<br />
drug kits.<br />
3. Specialised Operating Theatre<br />
Packs to be brought by Theatre staff<br />
for Mobile Team use. Consider:<br />
Amputation, Burns, or Plastics<br />
Packs.<br />
REMEMBER: In mass casualty<br />
situations where you are<br />
overwhelmed, minimum intervention<br />
is a priority.<br />
Airways: Position , clear, &<br />
oro/naso/pharyngeal airway only.<br />
(No intubations.)<br />
Breathing: IV cannulae, ICC’s, &<br />
Heimlich valves for pneumothorax.<br />
Circulation: Pressure/dressings over<br />
external bleeding sites, consider IV<br />
access<br />
“Medical Displan Victoria”, Annual Review,1999<br />
The increased triage & skill level <strong>of</strong> current paramedics has greatly reduced the likely<br />
requirement <strong>of</strong> a Mobile Medical Team to visit a disaster site, except for specialised<br />
extractions or limb salvage or post-disaster care to the community.<br />
.<br />
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