ASTM F1288 PDF

Standard Guide for Planning for and Response to a Multiple Casualty Incident (Withdrawn 2018)

ASTM F1288 – Standard Guide for Planning for and Response to a Multiple Casualty Incident (Withdrawn 2018)

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

1.2 This guide addresses the background on planning, scope, structure, application, federal, state, local, voluntary, and nongovernmentalresources and planning efforts involved in developing, implementing, and evaluatingan EMS annex, or component, to the local jurisdiction’s emergency operationsplan (EOP) as defined in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) publication,Civil Preparedness Guide (CPG) 1–8.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address the safety concerns associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user ofthis standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determinethe applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.