ASTM F1288-90(1998)
Historical Standard: ASTM F1288-90(1998) Standard Guide for Planning for and Response to a Multiple Casualty Incident
SUPERSEDED (see Active link, below)
ASTM F1288
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers the planning, needs assessment, training, integration, coordination, mutual aid, implementation, provision of resources, and evaluation of the response of a local emergency medical service (EMS) organization or agency to a multiple patient producing situation that may or may not involve property loss. This guide is limited to the pre-hospital response and mitigation of an incident up to and including the disposition of patients from the incident scene.
1.2 This guide addresses the background on planning, scope, structure, application, federal, state, local, voluntary, and nongovernmental resources and planning efforts involved in developing, implementing, and evaluating an EMS annex, or component, to the local jurisdiction's emergency operations plan (EOP) as defined in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) publication, Civil Preparedness Guide (CPG) 1-8.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
F1149 Practice for Qualifications, Responsibilities, and Authority of Individuals and Institutions Providing Medical Direction of Emergency Medical Services
Keywords
Communications (medical applications); Emergency medical services (EMS); MCI (multiple casualty incident); Needs assessment; Primary assessment/survey (triage); Significant medical incident (SMI); SMI (significant medical incident); Triage;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 11.160 (First aid)
DOI: 10.1520/F1288-90R98
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