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METHANE report — DipIMC MCQ

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You are medical incident officer at a declared major incident. Ambulance control asks for the first structured situation report from scene. What is the most appropriate immediate action?

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Correct answer: D — Report Major incident, Exact location, Type, Hazards, Access, Number of casualties and Emergency services present

METHANE is the structured report used for major incident information: Major incident, Exact location, Type, Hazards, Access, Number of casualties and Emergency services. ATMIST is a patient handover tool, and ABCDE is a clinical assessment structure. SBAR is useful for clinical communication but is not the standard initial major incident report. The pearl is to use the right communication tool for the phase of the incident.

Reference: NHS England MITT 2023; MIMMS; JESIP