203.05 Transportation Sector Responsibilities

Transportation Sector Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include determining and requesting necessary resources for operations.
• Collaboration with Command to establish rescue loading areas and helicopter landing zones.
• Hospital availability confirmed via Dispatch communication on Med-9.
• Patient allocation and transportation destination coordinated with Treatment Sector.
• Supervise the efficient transition of patients from treatment areas to loading zones.

Patient Accounting and Reporting

• Maintain a detailed accounting of all patients and their respective destinations.
• Provide continuous progress reports and estimated times of arrival (ETAs) to receiving hospitals.
• Ensure safety and accountability of all personnel assigned to the transportation efforts.
• Frequent status updates communicated to Command regarding operation progress.

Coordination with Other Sectors

• Close coordination with Treatment Sector for patient preparation and transportation readiness.
• Notify hospitals through Dispatch about the estimated arrival times of rescuers or helicopters.
• When all immediate patients have been transported, notify Command, marking the completion of that phase.

Transportation Sector Officer Duties

• The Officer should visibly manage the treatment and loading areas while wearing a sector vest.
• Assess transportation needs for ambulances and other vehicles and report requirements to Command.
• Designate staging locations for rescues and aero-medical transports in collaboration with Command.
• Establish and oversee safe landing zones for helicopters, including assignment of Engine Company for safety.

Operational Efficiency and Patient Transport

• Utilize ambulances or vehicles to transport patients to landing zones; helicopters to critical patients for distant care.
• Keep two ambulances or rescue units at the loading area, maintaining separate entry and exit points.
• Ensure timely contact with medical facilities to ascertain their capability for receiving patients.

Patient Allocation and Prioritization

• Implement a triaging system to prioritize transportation:
  • IMMEDIATE patients first, followed by DELAYED and MINOR patients.
• Utilize city buses for transporting MINOR patients when necessary, balancing transport times for efficiency.
• Close interaction with Treatment Sector is crucial to allocate patients based on injury severity and facility capacity.

Tracking and Communication Protocol

• Remove tracking slips from triage tags prior to transport, documenting unit and hospital destination for accountability.
• Communicate patient status and ETA to the Dispatch Center for relay to receiving facilities.
• Rescue personnel responsible for notifying receiving hospitals of incoming patients and their conditions.

Standards for Transport Operations

• Follow established procedures, only seeking Medical Direction when necessary, under Standing Orders.
• Command declaration of “All IMMEDIATES Transported” functions as a tactical benchmark for assessing operation success and completion.

Transportation Sector Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include determining and requesting necessary resources for operations.
• Collaboration with Command to establish rescue loading areas and helicopter landing zones.
• Hospital availability confirmed via Dispatch communication on Med-9.
• Patient allocation and transportation destination coordinated with Treatment Sector.
• Supervise the efficient transition of patients from treatment areas to loading zones.

Patient Accounting and Reporting

• Maintain a detailed accounting of all patients and their respective destinations.
• Provide continuous progress reports and estimated times of arrival (ETAs) to receiving hospitals.
• Ensure safety and accountability of all personnel assigned to the transportation efforts.
• Frequent status updates communicated to Command regarding operation progress.

Coordination with Other Sectors

• Close coordination with Treatment Sector for patient preparation and transportation readiness.
• Notify hospitals through Dispatch about the estimated arrival times of rescuers or helicopters.
• When all immediate patients have been transported, notify Command, marking the completion of that phase.

Transportation Sector Officer Duties

• The Officer should visibly manage the treatment and loading areas while wearing a sector vest.
• Assess transportation needs for ambulances and other vehicles and report requirements to Command.
• Designate staging locations for rescues and aero-medical transports in collaboration with Command.
• Establish and oversee safe landing zones for helicopters, including assignment of Engine Company for safety.

Operational Efficiency and Patient Transport

• Utilize ambulances or vehicles to transport patients to landing zones; helicopters to critical patients for distant care.
• Keep two ambulances or rescue units at the loading area, maintaining separate entry and exit points.
• Ensure timely contact with medical facilities to ascertain their capability for receiving patients.

Patient Allocation and Prioritization

• Implement a triaging system to prioritize transportation:
  • IMMEDIATE patients first, followed by DELAYED and MINOR patients.
• Utilize city buses for transporting MINOR patients when necessary, balancing transport times for efficiency.
• Close interaction with Treatment Sector is crucial to allocate patients based on injury severity and facility capacity.

Tracking and Communication Protocol

• Remove tracking slips from triage tags prior to transport, documenting unit and hospital destination for accountability.
• Communicate patient status and ETA to the Dispatch Center for relay to receiving facilities.
• Rescue personnel responsible for notifying receiving hospitals of incoming patients and their conditions.

Standards for Transport Operations

• Follow established procedures, only seeking Medical Direction when necessary, under Standing Orders.
• Command declaration of “All IMMEDIATES Transported” functions as a tactical benchmark for assessing operation success and completion.

Test your knowledge on the responsibilities involved in emergency medical transportation. This quiz covers resource allocation, coordination with treatment sectors, and patient accounting processes. Understand how to efficiently manage transport operations and ensure safety in emergency situations.