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AT THE HOSPITAL IN
A DISASTER
Objectives
Planning
WHAT DO WE NEED TO
PLAN FOR:
Emergency Response
HOW IS AN EMERGENCY
RESPONSE DIFFERENT
FROM DAY-TO-DAY?
• Emergency Operations
Plan
• Emergency Codes
• Hospital Incident
Command System
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HICS
• Defined responsibilities
• Clear reporting channels
• A common nomenclature
HICS does not replace or supplant daily hospital operations
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BASIC INCIDENT COMMAND
STRUCTURE
Incident
Commander
Public
Safety
Information
Officer
Officer
Medical/
Liaison
Technical
Officer
Specialist(s)
Modular Organization:
Functional Sections Activated as Needed
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HICS is Scalable
FLEXIBLE
The system is scalable so that more or fewer
positions - depending on the emergency - may
be implemented
HICS - Hospital
Incident Command System
MANAGEMENT ROLES
IN AN ACTIVATION :
Command and
General Staff
COMMAND STAFF:
Incident Commander: Gives overall strategic direction
for the hospital
Public Information Officer: Communicates with
internal and external stakeholders including: staff, patients,
visitors, and media
Safety Officer: Ensures safety of staff, patients and
visitors
Liaison Officer: Hospital Command Center contact for
supporting agencies and organizations
Medical Technical Specialist(s): Subject matter
experts that advise the Incident Commander and/or
assigned section
MEDICAL/TECHNICAL
SPECIALIST
Examples Include:
Incident
Commander
Public
Safety
Information
Officer
Officer
Medical/
Liaison
Technical
Officer
Specialist(s)
Finance /
Operations Planning Logistics Administration
Section Chief Section Chief Section Chief Section Chief
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HICS Sections
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
• Operations
• Planning
• Logistics
• Finance/
Administration
PHYSICIAN ROLES IN THE HOSPITAL IN A DISASTER
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Operations Section
OPERATIONS SECTION
MISSION:
• Manage tactical
operations
• Direct all tactical
resources
• Carry out the mission
and Incident Action Plan
PHYSICIAN ROLES IN THE HOSPITAL IN A DISASTER
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Operations
Supervises:
• Inpatient Unit Leader (all inpatient units)
Other Sections
• Active Shooter
• Chemical Incident
• Earthquake
• Evacuation, Shelter-in-Place,
and Hospital Abandonment
• Explosive Incident
• Hostage or Barricade
• Infectious Disease
PHYSICIAN ROLES IN THE HOSPITAL IN A DISASTER
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Documentation
Community Response
Triage of Resources:
• Surgeons/Anesthesiologists: OR Availability
and Priorities
• Radiologists: Imaging Priorities
• Pathologists: Lab Priorities
• Intensivists: Critical Care Priorities
Personal Plans
• Family/Pet Plans
• Department Plans
Personal/Departmental Preparedness:
• Consider Crisis
Standards of Care
• Consider
Improvisations in
Austere
Environments
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QUESTIONS
THANK
YOU