L.A. hospitals well-prepared for Metrolink crash
Emergency Management Alert, September 23, 2008
After a Los Angeles Metrolink crash in 2005 left 11 people dead and a car crash in the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market in Santa Monica, CA killed 10, officials in Los Angeles County determined they needed to revamp emergency plans. New plans focused on effectively distributing those seriously injured in a major accident among area hospitals.
First indications are that the plan has passed the test. After a September 12 Metrolink crash, that left 135 people injured, trauma surgeons on duty praised the new initiative which made greater use of helicopters to transfer and distribute patients to surrounding hospitals, according to a September 14 article in the Los Angeles Times. The plan allowed medical personnel to send patients to a number of area hospitals, raising the level of care.
In a subsequent article on September 16, area hospital officials agreed that they were prepared to handle worse, even though the crash was the worst mass casualty in the county since the Northridge earthquake in 1994, which sent 138 to the hospital.
Comments
0 comments on “L.A. hospitals well-prepared for Metrolink crash ”
Related Products
-
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance
Learn Life Safety Code tips and interpretations for healthcare facilities with this in-depth monthly resource.
-
Hospital Safety Connection
Stay on top of hospital safety requirements and best practices with our free, fast-paced weekly update.
-
HIPAA Handbook for Behavioral Health Staff
Train all of your staff members with this handbook and others in the 2009 HIPAA Handbook Series. Ensure they understand...
-
Hospital Emergency Exercises:
Attached is the HTML for the 4.11.11 SAF audio conference on-demand page. It seems like when you were updating it, you kept...
-
Hospital Safety Center
Improve compliance with hospital safety standards from The Joint Commission, OSHA, and other regulators with this...
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- HIPAA Q&A: Answering service messages
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- Q&A: Coding for dry skin due to cold weather
- Are your workforce members texting PHI?
- Topic: CMS, OESS post new security compliance review information, checklist
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- OB services: Coding inside and outside of the package
- Catch up on what's new with injections and infusions
- Privacy, security concerns high in HIEs
- E-mailed
-
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- HIPAA Q&A: Level of encryption needed for email
- HIPAA Q&A: Answering service messages
- Q&A: Coding for sepsis when other conditions are present
- Are your workforce members texting PHI?
- HIPAA Q&A: TPO disclosures to a business associate
- Q&A: Coding for dry skin due to cold weather
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- 2012 CPT code changes for ASCs: Shoulder and knee scopes and pain management
- Searched