Rural MCI Case Study

Course overview

Objectives Describe START triage and how to use it on scene of an MCI Describe the value of incident command and the role of a PIC on scene of an MCI Content In todays episode Steve Dan and Holly have the opportunity to discuss an interesting MCI call with guest Kyle Snider At the time of the incident Kyle was a new medic with wilderness medicine training who was working in a rural department with limited resources Kyle discusses the call from the point of dispatch to call completion and reviews what he felt went well and what he would have changed This episode gives the team a chance to discuss how we often leave chaotic scenes feeling overwhelmed and discouraged however reviewing the call with others in the field can be helpful to see where we performed well and where or what we could do to make improvements if faced with a similar call in the future When discussing this call we see how Kyle was able to manage as the PIC and only paid medic while ensuring all patients received care and then take what he learned from this call to help make both personal and departmental improvements moving forward