disaster planning drills and readiness assessment mary massey, r.n., b.s.n. disaster coordinator...
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Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness
Assessment
Mary Massey, R.N., B.S.N.Disaster CoordinatorAnaheim Memorial Medical CenterAnaheim, CA
DISASTER PLANNING DRILLS
Anaheim
TYPES OF DRILLS• Facility• Net/County• MMRS
(Metropolitan Medical Response System)
• Statewide
KEY LESSONS LEARNED
• Identify the objectives
• Bring all the players together
• Build the relationships
• Bring all the players together
• Bring the players together
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
COMMUNITY-WIDE PLAN
• JCAHO Emergency Preparedness standard 1.6Section O: alternate roles and responsibilities of personnel during emergencies, including who they report to within a command structure that is consistent with that used by the local community
Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS)
B A S IC IN C ID E N T C O M M A N D S TR U C TU R E
L I A IS O N O FFIC E R IN FO R M A T IO N O FFIC E R
S A FE T Y /S E C U R I T Y O FFIC E R
FI N A N C E S E C T I O N P L A N N IN G S E C T IO N O P E R A T I O N S S E C T I O N L O G IS T I C S S E C T IO N
IN C I D E N T C O M M A N D E R
HEICS: emergency management system unifies hospitals with other emergency responders• Chain of command
• Common terminology
• Flexible
OTHER LESSONS LEARNED
• Mistakes are OK– document the
problems– find a solution– test it at the
next drill
STANDARDIZED FORMS
• Patient tracking forms
• HEICS job action sheets
• Standardized critique forms
ECONOMICS• HEICS website www.emsa.ca.gov
• HRSA funding• MMRS funding• Office of Domestic
Preparedness classes
• Creativity and elbow grease
TRAINING
Having the best disaster drill ideas in the world won’t work unless everyone knows the plan
STANDARDIZED FORMS
• Patient tracking forms
• HEICS job action sheets
• Standardized critique forms