Emergency Preparedness

Program
Nursing Services Orientation
April 2010

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Key Components of Emergency

Preparedness Program

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Four Foundations
of Emergency Management Program

Mitigation

Preparation

Response

Recovery

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Key Program Components

All Hazards Approach Incident Command

System

Comprehensive Emergency Management

Plan

Staff Roles and Responsibilities

Self Sustainability

Drills and Exercises

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What is an
All Hazards Approach?

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All Hazards Approach

University Hospitals plan addressing a wide variety

of disasters through the implementation of a unified
approach and Incident Command

Top five potential events identified by University

Hospital which could activate the Disaster Plan:

Influx of patients into the hospital

Pandemic/Epidemic

Utility Failure

Snow

Flood

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What is the
Incident Command System
and how does it work?

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Hospital Incident Command

System (HICS)

System for managing emergent and non-emergent

situations

Provides hospitals with required tools to address the

event

HICS initiated by an internal/external event

Flexible in scale

Only those positions needed are activated

Administrative position assumes role as Incident

Commander

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Hospital Incident Command

System (HICS)

Overhead page alert:

Attention all Hospital Personnel: Incident

Command has been activated. Please return to
your assigned work area.
GroupWise email is sent

ICS provides staff direction and makes decisions

to ensure safety.

At conclusion of event, overhead page alert:

Attention all Hospital Personnel: Incident

Command has been concluded. Resume normal
activities.

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Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan (CEMP)

Campus disaster plan can be found on the Intranet.

Each department/unit has a department specific

disaster binder (orange).

Key tabs in department plan binder are departmentspecific responsibilities which outline special
response plans and evacuation routes.

Environment of Care Safety Quick

Reference Guide details specific
responses for staff to emergencies.

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What is my role
if Incident Command
is activated?

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Staff Roles & Responsibilities

Know Staging and Evacuation Plans for patients.

Evacuation Maps posted in all clinical areas

Horizontal and vertical routes

Be familiar with Evacuation Equipment.

Location

Use

Be familiar with Emergency Codes & Designations.

Check with Supervisor for updates if role is not preassigned.

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Evacuation Map Example

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Evacuation Equipment Examples

Paraslyde

East Tower located in equipment rooms

North Tower located in laundry chute rooms

Stair Chair

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Emergency Codes & Designations

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Staff Roles & Responsibilities

Sign up for NY ALERT.

Plan for disasters at home.

DIS J-14 describes process

Caring is Preparing

Be aware 12 hour shifts may

be activated.

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How long can University

Hospital sustain services
in an emergency?

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Self Sustainability Plan

University Hospital has planned for self

sustainability for at least 96 hours in the following
areas:

Communications

Resources & Assets

Security & Safety

Staff Management

Utilities

Management of Patients

DIS M-17 describes processes.

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How do we
communicate during
a disaster event?

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Communications

Redundant communication systems

Emergency Responders

Satellite phones

2-way radios

Cell phones

Ham radios

Nursing Staff

Regular phones

Vocera

Red phones located at the Nursing (Communication) station

on patient unit

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How do we make sure were

prepared for a disaster?

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Mechanisms

Drills

Exercises

Tracers

Live Events

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Thank You!

Questions?