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Vocab Chap 45
Navarro EMT Chap 45
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Disaster | A sudden catastrophic event that overwhelms natural order |
| ICS | The standerderized incident management concept that has become the standard for disasters |
| Incident Commander | The person who is in charge of the disaster team |
| MCI | An eent that places excessive demands on EMS and equipment |
| National Incident Management System | This system is set up by the national guard to maintain order |
| Primary Triage | EMS checks out the people and sees who they can and cant save |
| Secondary Triage | Priority of which patient can make it |
| Staging Unit | A unit tha stands by for mass disasters |
| Transport Unit | A unit designed for transport |
| Treating unit | A unit designed to treat and do vitals on a big group |
| Triage | A event that causes a group of people ?????? |
| Triage Unit | Frist responders toa mass casualties |