Establishing a Mass Casualty Management System (Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), 1995, 58 p.): Annex 2 standard job profiles

Establishing a Mass Casualty Management System (Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), 1995, 58 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Preface
		Acknowledgements
		1. Introduction
		2. Definitions
		3. Field management
		4. Transfer organization
		5. Hospital organization
		6. National mass casualty management plan
		7. Assistance from a neighboring countries or territorie
		8. Implementation of a mass casualty management system
		Annex 1 action cards
		Annex 2 standard job profiles
		Bibliography

Annex 2 standard job profiles

1. COORDINATOR - COMMAND POST
2. MEDICAL OFFICER - COMMAND POST
3. MANAGER - ADVANCE MEDICAL POST
4. FIELD TRIAGE OFFICER - ACUTE AREA
5. FIELD TRIAGE OFFICER-NON ACUTE AREA
6. EVACUATION OFFICER
7. TRANSPORT OFFICER
8. SEARCH AND RESCUE OFFICER

1. COORDINATOR - COMMAND POST

- Police Officer of high rank
- Trained in Mass Casualty Management
- Skilled in radio-communications network
- Skilled in traffic control
- Sound knowledge of safety/security
- Skilled in Field Operations
- Skilled in Staff/Resource Management

2. MEDICAL OFFICER - COMMAND POST

- Physician or nurse (e.g. District Medical Officer or District Nurse)
- Trained in Mass Casualty Management
- Skilled in Staff Resource Management
- Skilled in radio-communications
- Skilled in Field Operations
- Sound knowledge of Health Sector Resources
- Sound knowledge of Health Sector Organization

3. MANAGER - ADVANCE MEDICAL POST

- Nurse/Paramedic/EMT or Physician
- Trained in Mass Casualty Management
- Skilled in pre-hospital care management
- Skilled in staff management
- Skilled in radio-communications
- Skilled in logistical operations
- Sound knowledge of country's Health Care Resources

4. FIELD TRIAGE OFFICER - ACUTE AREA

- Emergency physician
- Trained in Mass Casualty Management
- Skilled in Field Operation
- Skilled in Field Care
- Sound knowledge of country's Health Care Resources

5. FIELD TRIAGE OFFICER - NON ACUTE AREA

- Nurse/ Paramedic/EMT
- Trained in Mass Casualty Management
- Skilled in Field Care
- Skilled in Field Operations

6. EVACUATION OFFICER

- Paramedic/EMT or Physician
- Trained in Mass Casualty Management
- Skilled in medical transport/evacuation
- Sound knowledge of Health Care Facilities
- Sound knowledge of transport management

7. TRANSPORT OFFICER

- Fire Officer/Police Officer/Ambulance Service Officer
- Trained in Mass Casualty Management
- Skilled in Ambulance Traffic Control
- Skilled in radio-communications
- Sound knowledge of country's transport resources
- Sound knowledge of access routes to Health Care Facilities

8. SEARCH AND RESCUE OFFICER

- Fire Officer
- Trained in search and rescue techniques
- Trained in safety operations
- Trained in Mass Casualty Management
- Skilled in Staff Management
- Skilled in Field Operations