Free tool helps evaluate hospital disaster drills
Emergency Management Alert, May 24, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a free disaster-training evaluation tool called "Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: A Module-Based Approach," on May 17. The tool aids hospitals in evaluating their disaster training drills.
The tool, developed by the Evidence-based Practice Center at Johns Hopkins University, helps hospitals identify their strengths and weaknesses during a disaster drill. The tool also allows hospitals to improve their ability to meet required emergency management plans.
The tool features an assessment of pre-drill planning, incident command, decontamination, triage, and treatment. Included in the tool are checklists to help hospital tailor drills to specific health threats, such as biological or radiation incidents, and a spreadsheet to track and compare drill performance among hospital units or hospitals.
To receive a copy of the evaluation tool as a notebook with an accompanying CD-ROM call 800/358-9295 and reference the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Publication No. 04-0032. It also can be downloaded here http://www.ahrq.gov/research/hospdrills/hospdrill.htm
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