Emergency Preparedness 8:
Emergency Event Response Classifications Portal
Naturally Occurring Events [Insert reference to your hospital’s Standard Operating Procedures.]:
Flood
Tornado
Winter Storm
Other
Human-Related Events [Insert reference to your hospital’s Standard Operating Procedures.]:
Bomb Threat
Civil Disturbance
Cyber Attack
Terrorist Event
Hostage/Barricade Situation
Violence in the Workplace
Hazardous Materials Events [Insert reference to your hospital’s Standard Operating Procedures.]:
Biological Agents (CDC Category A Agents)
Chemical Events (Internal and External)
Radiation Event
Explosion
Business Continuity [Insert reference to your hospital’s Standard Operating Procedures.]:
Communications Disruption
Critical Supplies
Patient Access to Services
Records Preservation
Staffing Shortage
Computer System Disruptions
Business Relocation
Equipment Plant and Utilities [Insert reference to your hospital’s Standard Operating Procedures.]: Examples include:
Alarm System Failure
Electrical Power Failure
Elevator/Vertical Transport Failure
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Failure (HVAC)
Internal Transport System Failure
Medical Gases System Failure
Medical Gases System Failure
Roads and Grounds Blocked
Waste and Debris Removal
Water Delivery/Potability
Safety and Security [Insert reference to your hospitals Standard Operating Procedures.]:
Alerting and Warning Systems
Facility Access Control
Fire Suppression Systems
Health and Medical [Insert reference to your hospitals Standard Operating Procedures.]:
Alternate Care Sites
Evacuation (Total)
Facility Management
Mass Casualty Incident
Outreach
Additional Recommendations
Thefollowing description would be beneficial to those organizations that choose to utilize MIMS as their Incident Command System.
Activate the Incident Command System and use appropriate Standard Operating Procedures: One option is to determine which Incident Command System positions are needed (see below) and which Standard Operating Procedures to use. [Insert reference to your hospital’s Standard Operating Procedures.]:
Incident Command System Positions/Units
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On-Site Incident Manager _________________________ | Phone: ____________ |
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Health &Medical Coordinator: _____________________ | Phone: ____________ |
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Logistics Chief:__________________________________ | Phone: ____________ |
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Planning Chief:__________________________________ | Phone: ____________ |
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Finance Administration Chief:______________________ | Phone: ____________ |
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Operations Chief:________________________________ | Phone: ____________ |
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Equipment, Plant/Utilities Coordinator: ________________ | Phone: ____________ |
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Safety Coordinator:_______________________________ | Phone: ____________ |
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Security Coordinator:_____________________________ | Phone: ____________ |
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Business Continuity Coordinator: ____________________ | Phone: ____________ |
Emergency Operations Center /Incident Commander Key Activities
Situation Status. Maintain current information of the emergency event.
Coordinate with operating units and outside agencies that may include;
City/County Office of Emergency Services
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
State Health Department
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
City/County Emergency Medical System
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Federal/State Environmental Protection Agencies
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Local Emergency Planning Committees
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Federal and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (such as FBI, ATF)
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Local Utillity and Waste Water Agencies
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Healthcare Organization Contacts
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Other Response Agencies (such as Red Cross)
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Contact Person/Position:______________Phone: ______________
Additional Emergency Operations Center /All Hazard Response Plan Functions and Considerations:
Manage staff/family support
Initiate hazard reduction strategies and resource issues
Conduct pre-event planning
Conduct training, if applicable
Evaluate response actions and act accordingly
Initiate recovery actions when warranted
Complete appropriate reports
Conduct critique of response actions and make changes as necessary
References
- Guide to Emergency Management; Planning in Health Care. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization, 2002.
- Hospital Preparedness for Mass Casualties: Summary of an Invitation Forum, final report, August 2000. (Summary of an invitational forum convened 8-9 March 2000 by the American Hospital Association with the support of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.)
- Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (Volume 12, number 1). Al-Mahari and Keller. Journal of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine; Department of Medicine University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Health Care at the Crossroads; Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Community-Wide Emergency Preparedness Systems. Enlist the community in preparing the local response. Talking With Your Community About Disaster Readiness. American Hospital Assn. Disaster Readiness Advisory #7, 28 Aug. 2002.
- Center for HICS Education at www.hicscenter.org
- Emergency Management Program Guidebook. Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group (EMSHG) Emergency Management Academy, Washington DC, VHA Center for Engineering & Occupational Safety and Health, St. Louis, MO.