Don't forget the basics in your facility's emergency plan
Emergency Management Alert, March 29, 2004
During a disaster, it's easy to forget some of the common procedures in the hospital. It's important to make sure your hospital's emergency plan contains how some of the basics get handled.
When reviewing your emergency plan, make sure it includes the following:
- Pre-disaster departmental readiness checklists
- A policy for termination of the hospital's disaster plan
- Personnel recall procedures
- A security/lock-down policy
- An evacuation procedure
- A volunteer credentialing policy
- A policy regarding standing orders for patient care during a disaster
- A policy allowing for rapid patient discharge during a disaster
For more information about emergency planning consult HCPro's "Preparing for Mass-Casualty Incidents." Go to http://www.hcmarketplace.com/Prod.cfm?id=1290 for ordering details.
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