Function Objective Support the establishment/management of
temporary medical triage and treatment sites
established following a disaster event to
provide health care to disaster victims and displaced personnel.
Element 8.1 Designation /
Activation
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Standard: |
LEMSAs shall ensure development of plans for assessing the need to
activate, |
LEMSA should ensure development of criteria for determining the need to
activate FTS that include:
·
Estimates of numbers and
locations of casualties.
·
Status of medical facilities.
·
Status of the
transportation system.
·
Availability of personnel
and other resources.
(1)
LEMSA criteria for the designation of temporary field medical triage and treatment
sites (FTS) should include:
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Proximity to hospitals.
·
Proximity to
shelters.
·
Proximity to other areas with high probability of having large numbers of
casualties.
·
Distribution of locations in potential high-risk areas throughout the
affected area.
·
Ease of access for staff, supplies and casualties.
·
Ease of evacuation by air or land.
·
Ability to secure the area.
(2) LEMSA should identify facilities with which OES and
other agencies have existing agreements as potential sites for temporary field
medical treatment sites.
LEMSA
plans for the establishment of FTS should include:
·
Procedures and criteria for designating managers of FTS.
·
Communication procedures.
·
Procedures for acquiring needed resources.
·
Status reporting procedures.
Element 8.2 Personnel, supplies, and other
resources
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Standard: |
LEMSAs shall ensure the
development of plans and procedures to respond to the personnel, supply and
other resource needs of temporary medical triage and treatment sites. |
LEMSAs
should incorporate the following into their planning for Field Treatment Sites:
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Procedures and criteria for designating managers.
·
Procedures for providing staff, supplies and other resources.
·
Estimates of casualties and resource requirements.
·
Evaluation and modification (if necessary) of Field Treatment Point
Supply List (see EMS Authority website).
·
Assessment of the feasibility of developing and maintaining resource
caches.
·
Development of manuals for FTS setup, management, and operations.
·
Pre-event designation and training of potential FTS managers.
·
Assessment of the feasibility of development and support of Disaster
Medical Assistance Teams.
Element 8.3 Integration into system
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Standard: |
LEMSAs shall ensure
the development of plans and procedures for the integration of temporary
medical triage and treatment sites into the overall disaster medical response
system. |
LEMSA plans for FTS should
address the contingency that FTS may need to operate for extended periods of
time. FTS planning should include
plans, procedures, and interagency agreements for:
·
Ensuring power, water,
and shelter.
·
Providing
communications support.
·
Providing relief
personnel.
·
Ensuring ongoing medical re-supply, and casualty
evacuation.