MCI_2022 | Learning Center

Course Details

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Course Description

This course provides an overview of mass casualty management and reviews the tasks involved in MCI triage. The course is based on use of the START (Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment) algorithm for adults and the JumpSTART algorithm for children. These algorithms provide a simple and consistent process to sort casualties into priorities for treatment by using guidelines based on changes in vital signs.

By completing this course, providers of varying clinical experience will learn to effectively and efficiently assign a triage category to MCI patients. The course concludes with a series of interactive practice scenarios to practice the application of course concepts.

In a mass casualty incident (MCI) the resources available for patient care, such as personnel and equipment, may be overwhelmed by the number and severity of casualties. In this type of scenario, medical and non-medical personnel assigned to perform triage need to be able to prioritize care to do the greatest good for the greatest number of patients.

Course Logistics


Format	Self-paced online course View technical requirements This course is compatible with most major browsers.
Length of course	1 Hour

Learning Objectives

By the conclusion of this course, the learner will be able to:

Explain the goals of mass casualty management and the functional roles typically involved in a mass casualty response.
Define basic medical terms as they apply to the START and Jump START mass casualty triage algorithms.
Describe the importance of using an organized search pattern to identify the next victim to evaluate during a mass casualty response.
Discuss the application of the START and JumpSTART algorithms to prioritize both adult and pediatric patients, using a job aid depicting the algorithms.
Assign a priority to all patients in the assigned search sector(s) according to the START or JumpSTART triage algorithms in practice scenarios.

Target Audience & Accreditation

Target Audience:

This course is intended primarily for EMS, hospital, community health center, or public health personnel who may be assigned to conduct triage in a mass casualty response. The course concepts may be adapted to specific agency response plans in order to be applied in a pre-hospital, hospital, or community health center setting.

Accreditation:

This program was designed to meet the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing, 244 CMR 5.00 for 1 contact hour of nursing continuing education.

Certificates:

In order to receive a Certificate of Training, you must complete the final assessment with a minimum grade of 70%

Funding

The DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness is the Education & Training branch of the Office of Public Health Preparedness. The DelValle Institute provides high-quality all-hazards training and exercises to develop and enhance capabilities-based preparedness. This training is part of the Metro-Boston Homeland Security Region's training and exercise program, and is supported with federal funding from the US Department of Homeland Security's Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). For more information regarding DelValle Institute funding, please visit the funding page.

Enrollment options

Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Triage: Awareness [2019-04-01 to 2022-03-31]

This is an archived course. A new version of this course is available in the Learning Center Catalog. Click here to go there now.

Enrolled students: 1968

Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Triage: Awareness [2019-04-01 to 2022-03-31]

Course Description

Course Logistics

Learning Objectives

Target Audience & Accreditation

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Funding

Enrollment options

Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Triage: Awareness [2019-04-01 to 2022-03-31]

Self enrollment (Student)

Incident Command System 400: Advanced ICS 5/22/2025