[Scan-DC] Priority 4

[Doug Kitchener]

Thanks Joe, I wasn't aware of the stuff about everyone in the vehicle being a trauma if one was a fatal... makes sense, in a way, and could help to quickly categorize things... and the A - D stuff, I had forgotten that that was a result of the Trooper 2 crash... I had been wondering about that before the crash, the helicopters were being called out quite frequently... it had gotten to be almost routine... now, it's pretty unusual.

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> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> From: ltbrown122 at aol.com
> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:31:51 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Priority 4
>
> I would say as a general rule, pri 4 would only be said over the air for a patient that's dead. Even though it could mean someone that's un-injured, that would more relate to a mass casualty incident where a rapid triage is being used, and they are using triage tags. Especially when you have more patients than resources, you have to choose who you are going to help versus someone you can't help.
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> If someone does not require help, for instance a PDC or property damage collision (a crash where there is no injury) they would say just that versus calling someone a pri 4.
>
> Interesting to note also, if you have a car crash where there is more than 1 occupant in the vehicle, and 1 of those occupants is a fatal, then automatically everyone else in that car is considered a trauma.
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> The whole reason there is Pri 1 A,B and Pri 2 C,D trauma categories came out after trooper 2 crashed and they had to re-evaluate the criteria for who gets a helicopter and whether or not you need to consult to get one. If you have a pri 1 cat A trauma then you can ask for aviation and they will send it. Everything else, you need to consult with a trauma center and ask permission from the doc to get one.
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> Joe B
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Andrew Clegg" 
> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:19:28
> To: Alan Henney; 
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Priority 4
>
> Thanks Alan and Doug,
>
> Seems like there could be confusion over Priority 4. Someone could either be
> so injured as to be dead (does not require medical attention); or could be
> perfectly fine (also does not require medical attention). Do the dispatchers
> and others listening just hope to catch the meaning by the context, or is
> there further information that is relayed to indicate whether the person is
> dead or fine?
>
> Is this priority code system poised to go out the window with the current
> push to communicate in plain language?
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