ID
3-508-1031
Name
Emergency Care Task Force
Status
Published
Version
1.6
Updated
11/15/2019 5:44:39 PM
Original Release
03/01/2009
Last Major Release
11/15/2019
Description
The Emergency Care Task Force provides situational evaluation, triage, initial diagnosis, stabilization, and treatment of illnesses and injuries in an existing medical facility, such as a hospital, freestanding emergency department, or urgent care clinic; mobile medical units; or portable temporary hospital settings to augment or replace existing personnel, or establish a new team.
Resource Category
Emergency Medical Services
Primary Core Capability
Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services
Secondary Core Capability
Resource Kind
Task Force
Overall Function
The Emergency Care Task Force:
1. Provides the appropriate level of care for patients based upon mission, resources, and deployment setting
2. Coordinates task force assignment, care, activities, and patient disposition with facility or existing Incident Command System (ICS) structure
Composition and Ordering Specifications
1. Discuss logistics for deploying this task force, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment
2. Request a minimum of two task forces for staffing to meet the personnel minimum and provide for crew rest if the task force is operational 24 hours a day
3. Individuals responding with this task force should possess the clinical knowledge and skills necessary to function in the clinical area the requestor specifies
4. The requestor agrees to accept all credentials of the task force members from the provider, allowing the task force to function in existing facilities
5. Requestor may separately order a healthcare resource coordination team to supplement clinical staff and support administrative, communications, team transportation, housing, clerical (medical records), security/safety, supply, medical equipment maintenance, and repair support services
6. Requestor may separately order additional specialists necessary, such as Radiology Technicians, Behavioral Health Specialists, Patient Care Technicians, and Respiratory Therapists
7. Staffing requests should consider patient census, acuity, and the types of skilled interventions necessary
8. Requests for mutual aid should specify the clinical area, specialty services as necessary, and an accurate mission assignment to ensure the provision of qualified staff to care for patient population
9. Requestor should verify the existence of any potentially hazardous conditions
Supporting Core Capabilities |
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Component | Notes | |||||||
MINIMUM PERSONNEL PER TEAM | Not Specified |
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MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT PERSONNEL PER TEAM | 1. The NIMS Type 1 Medical Officer functions as a clinical director and should have experience in emergency care. 2. The NIMS Type 1 Registered Nurse functions as a nurse manager. |
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SUPPORT PERSONNEL PER TEAM | 1. Requestor should consider patient acuity and the types of skilled interventions necessary. 2. Requestor or provider provides clerical support. |
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Operating/Diagnosis Equipment Per Team | Equipment can be for support for the entire team or for each team member. |
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Equipment Per Team Member | The following standards address PPE: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protection and Part 1910.1030: Bloodborne Pathogens. |
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Communication and Safety Equipment Per Team | 1. Consider alternate forms of communications, such as satellite phones, based on the mission assignment and task force needs. 2. Requestor should verify interoperability of communications equipment and plan for augmenting existing communications equipment. |
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Notes |
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References |
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Reference |
FEMA, NIMS 509: Paramedic |
FEMA, NIMS 509: Medical Team or Task Force Leader |
FEMA, NIMS 509: Medical Officer |
FEMA, NIMS 509: Registered Nurse |
FEMA, NIMS 509: Patient Care Technician |
FEMA, NIMS 509: Respiratory Therapist |
FEMA, NIMS 509: Radiology Technician |
FEMA, NIMS 509: Pharmacist |
FEMA, NIMS 509: Behavioral Health Specialist |
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Immunization Recommendations for Disaster Responders |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 1910.120: Hazardous Materials Awareness, latest edition adopted |
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protection, latest edition adopted |
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.1030: Bloodborne Pathogens, latest edition adopted |