Don’t forget! QTD starts at 2000 Hours (8 PM) tonight! A Juvare EMTrack incident has already been created for this QTD.

Share this email with all EMS and ED personnel and please post the flyer and Job Aids!

Are you really ready for the next MCI?

Quarterly Triage Day (QTD) will be July 17^th, 2024, at 8:00 PM through July 18^th, 2024, at 8:00 PM. EMS and Emergency Department personnel must know MCI tools including Triage Ribbons, triage Treatment Tags, MCI Radio Talk Groups, and patient tracking systems.

EMS:

Place a completed GREEN ~~Triage~~ Treatment Tag and Triage Ribbon on every patient for the 24 hours.

DO NOT use White “live” Tags for the drill. Those are only for real world incidents.

Make brief, MCI-style reports to the hospital over MCI radio talk groups on every patient between 8:00 PM to Midnight on 7/17 and 8:00 AM until Noon on 7/18.

e.g., “Wayne Hospital, this is Greenville Medic 591 enroute with one Yellow, possible fractured ankle.”
EMS must clearly identify the ED they are calling on MCI Radios and make sure the correct hospital responds before giving the report

If possible, scan each Treatment Tag into Juvare EMTrack.
Use the attached EMS Job Aid.

Emergency Departments:

Update Juvare EMResource Triage Categories for your ED at least every 8 hours
KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE MCI TALK GROUPS
Place Triage Ribbon on every patient for the 24 hours.
Each ED nurse should completely fill out at least one GREEN ~~Triage~~ Treatment Tag during their shift.

DO NOT use “live” White Tags for the drill. Those are only for real world incidents.

EVERY patient’s ~~triage~~ Treatment Tag must be scanned into Juvare EMTrack. This is used to track hospital QTD participation.

As it would in a real-world event, that applies to tags completed by EMS as well as those initiated in the ED.

Monitor MCI radios from 8:00 PM to Midnight on 7/17 and 8:00 AM to Noon on 7/18.

You must listen carefully for your ED to be called – there are no alert tones on the MCI Radio Talk Groups.
Expect brief, MCI-style Radio Calls. If crews give reports that would be too extensive in an MCI, give them courteous feedback. We all learn from each other.

Expect multiple Regional Hospital Notifications

Use the attached ED Job Aid.

We will offer the opportunity to earn Con Ed as part of the QTD. A quiz will be available from July 11 to July 31 at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=KLbYU3ylNU2jC5lmvc2BgT1TgpcyHqtNj54dkmIemUtUQjRYM0RTTTJETDJXUExVWEFOVldPOFRGWC4u&origin=QRCode. The form is also accessible using the QR Code.

The quiz is designed to encourage QTD participation, make you think about aspects of triage. It asks you to locate materials needed for the QTD (and for real-world incidents) and will help you be better prepared. There are two versions of the quiz (both at the same link), one for Emergency Department personnel, and one for EMS personnel. You will receive 0.5 hours of EMS CEs (usable by nurses) for successful completion of the CE Quiz. Certificates will be emailed in August.

Attached are QTD Job Aids for Emergency Departments and EMS.

Remember, we participate in Quarterly Triage Day to prepare ourselves, so we are ready for the real thing. It is essential that we practice so we bring out our best during real world incidents!

Thank you for taking the time to train and help provide better patient outcomes! To help you plan for this year, the last 2024 QTD Dates are:

Quarter 4 2024- October 24 & 25 – Thursday/Friday

David N. Gerstner

MMRS/RMRS/EP Coordinator

Department of Fire I City of Dayton

300 N. Main St. I Dayton, Ohio 45402

Office 937.333.4551 I Fax 937.333.4561 I www.daytonohio.gov

24/7 Pager: 937-227-8705
Cell 937.776.4410

david.gerstner@daytonohio.gov I http://DaytonMMRS.org

Bailey Flohre

MMRS Intern

Department of Fire I City of Dayton

300 N. Main St. I Dayton, Ohio 45402

Office 937.333.5148 I Fax 937.333.4561 I www.daytonohio.gov