ASTM F 1288 : 1990 : R1998

Name: ASTM F 1288 : 1990 : R1998
Brand: ASTM
Price: 83 USD

Superseded

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Standard Guide for Planning for and Response to a Multiple Casualty Incident

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

11-11-2014

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-10-1998

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

CONTAINED IN VOL. 13.02, 2015 Defines the planning, needs assessment, training, integration, coordination, mutual aid, implementation, provision of resources, and evaluation of the response of a local emergency medical service (EMS) organization or agency to a multiple patient producing situation that may or may not involve property loss.

1.1 This guide covers the planning, needs assessment, training, integration, coordination, mutual aid, implementation, provision of resources, and evaluation of the response of a local emergency medical service (EMS) organization or agency to a multiple patient producing situation that may or may not involve property loss. This guide is limited to the pre-hospital response and mitigation of an incident up to and including the disposition of patients from the incident scene.

1.2 This guide addresses the background on planning, scope, structure, application, federal, state, local, voluntary, and nongovernmental resources and planning efforts involved in developing, implementing, and evaluating an EMS annex, or component, to the local jurisdiction's emergency operations plan (EOP) as defined in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) publication, Civil Preparedness Guide (CPG) 1-8.

1.2 This standard does not purport to address the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Committee	F 30
DocumentType	Guide
Pages	15
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 1998
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	ASTM F 1288 : 1990 : R2003

ASTM F 1653 : 1995 : R2012	Standard Guide for Scope of Performance of Triage in a Prehospital Environment
ASTM F 1654 : 1995 : R2012	Standard Guide for Training and Evaluation of Individuals Who are Responsible for or Perform Triage in a Prehospital Environment