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Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel.

Under ICS, the "Medical unit" is an element of the "Services" branch, in the Logistics Section, and is only for treatment and transport of incident personnel. The "Medical Branch" under an Operations Section would be responsible for care and transport of direct victims of the incident.

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The medical unit is responsible for the development?

of the medical plan for an incident, under ICS.


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What is the medical unit in an ICS organization responsible for?

Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel. Under ICS, the "Medical unit" is an element of the "Services" branch, in the Logistics Section, and is only for treatment and transport of incident personnel. The "Medical Branch" under an Operations Section would be responsible for care and transport of direct victims of the incident.


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The Medical Unit is responsible for


The incident action plan consists of mutliple components. Which ICS section unit is normally responsible?

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Which ICS section is normally responsible to prepare the assignment list component of the IAP?

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Which ICS Section is normally responsible to prepare the logistics plan component of the iap?

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Medical Unit is responsible for?

Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel. Under ICS, the "Medical unit" is an element of the "Services" branch, in the Logistics Section, and is only for treatment and transport of incident personnel. The "Medical Branch" under an Operations Section would be responsible for care and transport of direct victims of the incident.


What are the responsibilities of the ICS medical unit?

The general responsibilities of the ICS medical unit are:development of the Medical Plan,obtaining medical aid, transportation for injured and ill incident personnel andmedical paperwork for incident personnel.The medical unit may be located in the Logistics Section, as it supports incident personnel, as compared with a medical RESPONSE resource, found in the Operations section, for tending to the sick and injured victims of the incident itself.referenced: US Department of Labor OSHA standardshttp://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/med_lead.htmlNational Incident Management System (NIMS) terminology


Who is responsible to order supplies and equipment in ics?

The Logistics Section Chief is responsible for ordering supplies and equipment in the Incident Command System (ICS). They coordinate with the Supply Unit to ensure necessary resources are obtained and distributed to support incident operations efficiently.


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Medical unit is responsible for development of the medical plan


'The Medical Unit is responsible for the development of the Medical Plan obtaining medical aid and?

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