Major Incident Management System (MIMS)

Timothy J. Hodgetts, Crispin Porter

• Publisher: BMJ Books
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781118713471
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Emergency Medicine & Critical Care

This highly practical aid to management of major incidents is the refined and improved new edition of Prehospital Emergency Management Master. Concentrating on the essential elements in treatment and transport of the wounded in a major incident this new system provides easily assimilable information on:

• symbols and terminology; first actions; METHANE report; command; safety; communications; triage; treament; transport
• the system is produced on waterproof pages, and includes 12 separate action cards for use by auxiliary helpers, and a log for recording the facts.

The complete package comes in a handy sized ring binder, allowing users to add their own local notes. The use of colour and easily recognisable icons makes this a valuable aid even in the most difficult conditions.

1

FIRST ACTIONS

first ambulance at scene

first doctor at scene

first ambulance at scene

Start a log and record time of arrival
Wear protective clothing helmet high visibility coat or tabard
Make METHANE assessment and send METHANE report
Consider where arriving ambulances should park
Consider where casualty clearing station should be placed safe distance from incident (discuss with FIRE) on vehicle circuit (discuss with POLICE) on hard standing where possible using available shelter
Consider place for helicopter landing site (discuss with POLICE) and ensure this is marked
Continue to assess and communicate with AMBULANCE CONTROL as details become available
Continue duties of SILVER AMBULANCE COMMANDER until relieved

first doctor at scene

Start a log and record time of arrival
Wear protective clothing helmet high visibility coat or tabard
Liaise with SILVER AMBULANCE COMMANDER and record his/her name
Receive and record METHANE brief
Obtain radio, where issued spare battery headset or earpiece call-sign for yourself and ambulance commander tabard (vest) for medical commander
Assume duties of SILVER MEDICAL COMMANDER until relieved

2

METHANE report

METHANE report

CHALET report

METHANE report

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Symbol Key
• 1 FIRST ACTIONS
• 2 METHANE report
• 3 COMMAND
• 4 SAFETY
• 5 COMMUNICATIONS
• 6 TRIAGE
• 7 TREATMENT
• 8 TRANSPORT
• ACTION CARDS
• ACTION CARDS