Transcript Technical Rescue - LSU Fire and Emergency Training Institute

Technical Rescue Team
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Objectives
• Size Up
• Identification of Resources
• Hazard Recognition
• Command & Control
• Rescue plan
• Termination of Incident
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Size Up
• Scope, magnitude and nature of incident.
• Location and number of victims.
• Risk vs. Benefit analysis.
• Access to the scene.
• Environmental factors.
• Available/Necessary resources.
• Patient contact.
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Scope, magnitude, nature
•High angle/below grade
•Incident events
•Hazard recognition
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Location/number of victims
•Who, where, how many.
•Last location seen.
•Secure witnesses.
•Known injuries!
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Risk vs.. benefit
•Patient contact?
•Elapse time. (estimate)
•Rescue/recovery?
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Environmental factors
•Time of day.
•Day of week.
•Weather.
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Available/Necessary resources
Operations & Technician Level TRT
•Internal resources.
•External resources – state & federal.
•Mutual aid.
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Patient contact
•Verbal contact?
•Bullhorn?
•Be reassuring!
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Identification of resources
•What do you need to do?
•Who do you need to do it?
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Hazard recognition
•Haz Mat?
•Heavy equipment.
•Confined Spaces.
•Utilities.
•Traffic control.
•Building collapse.
•Incident location.
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Hazard recognition (con’t)
•Weather.
•Fall hazards.
•Vibrations
•Other hazards.
•General area.
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Command & Control
• AFD I.C.S.
• TRT Team Leader
• A.P.D.
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Rescue Plan
•Incident Command.
•TRT Team Leader.
•Safety Officer.
•On-scene personnel.
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On-Scene Personnel
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Haul team
Tag lines
Patient care
Equipment set-up
Equipment take down
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Termination of Incident
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Patient transfer.
Site operations.
Place all equipment back in service.
Debrief incident.
Document safety procedures, hazards faced, lessons
learned.
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Safety!!!
Our #1 Concern