We wanted to give you early notice:  the next Quarterly Triage Drill (QTD) Day will be held on January 21, 2020 starting at 2000 hrs. (8pm) and continue to January 22, 2020 at 2000 hrs.  Each quarter we try to improve the QTD experience to help us all be better prepared.  By the way, since we use Ribbons during the triage process but our real-world use for the Tags is to document assessment and treatment, it’s been suggested that we should call them Triage “Treatment Tags.”  Great idea!  Here’s what’s coming in January:

            EMS   Emergency Departments (EDs)

Triage each patient to a SALT color category                         Place appropriate triage ribbon on each patient who arrives in an ED without one

Place a Triage Ribbon on EVERY patient                                  Each ED RN should completely fill out at least one “Treatment” Tag during each shift

Place a “Treatment Tag,” and fill it out completely              Enter every ED patient into OHTrac (use the OHTrac app or other means)

If possible, enter the patient in OHTrac                                              If patient put in OHTrac by EMS, make sure patient initials (NOT name) are entered

                        Scan Tag bar code using the app                                               Enter one or two word diagnosis if penetrating trauma is involved

                        Enter the patient’s initials                                                            “Arrive” the patient at your hospital in OHTrac

            Use MCI Radio Talk Groups during selected hours              Monitor and use MCI Radio Talk Groups during selected hours

                        8PM to Midnight, then 8AM to Noon                                      8PM to Midnight, then 8AM to Noon

Each crew:  review GDAHA Surgenet MCI page Update GDAHA Surgenet MCI page at least once every 8 hours

Update patients in OHTrac  to reflect when they are discharged or transferred

As we did last time, OHTrac incident creation and the request for RHNS messages will be performed by selected personnel from around the region.  More about that in a separate email.  Every patient should receive a triage ribbon and a GREEN triage tag (each tag has a unique number and bar code).  And the goal again is to have every patient entered into OHTrac.  PLEASE:  help us get the word out to all line personnel, both in EMS and in EDs.

Finally, remember that on January 9th from 9 AM to Noon, there will be a train-the-trainer program on all the MCI comm systems at Soin Medical Center.  Bring your department phones, tablets, laptops with you – we’ll help you get them set up to use these MCI communications tools. Sign up at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SurgeOhTrac. 

If you don’t have an OHTrac or Surgenet account, you can sign up ahead of time at: Request Access