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Emergency Management Overview. What EVERY Employee Needs To Know About Emergency Management at Stony Brook University Hospital 2013. Safe Environment Our Mission. Mitigation - actions taken to reduce impact Planning - prearranged resources, agreements, rehearsals - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Emergency Management OverviewEmergency Management OverviewWhat EVERY Employee Needs To Know About Emergency Management at
Stony Brook University Hospital2013
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Safe EnvironmentOur Mission• Mitigation - actions
taken to reduce impact
• Planning - prearranged resources, agreements, rehearsals
• Response - actions to protect life and conserve property
• Recovery - return to normalcy
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The Basics In Emergency Management
• Awareness• Training• Participation in drills• Response
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Special Codes for Disasters or Emergencies• Code Department HeadsCode Department Heads
means the Hospital Emergency Plan is being activated!
• Designated employees report to the Hospital Command Center on HSC Level 4.
• All other employees report to their regular work areas until instructed otherwise.
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Hospital During an Eventmmand System- HICS• Organized
management structure
• Flexible approach
• Planned Events and Emergencies
• Job Actions
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Every department must have a department specific emergency preparedness plan
mergency Manual Departmental Plans – How would this department respond to an “event”?
– How would this department call in additional resources (personnel and equipment)?
– EM Manual is also now accessible on the SBUMC intranet under “Manuals” or “Policies and Procedures”
– All staff must know where the manual is located!
– Comprehensive “All Hazards” Emergency Operations Plan
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Training and Preparedness for Evacuation• Paraslyde evacuation devices
are on all hospital tower units above Level 5
• Paraslyde video on hospital intranet
• Where’s the nearest one in your area?
• Do you know how to use it?
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Training and Preparedness for Power Outages
• Power Outage Disaster Kits or “Blackout Boxes” are located in all departments and units
• Contents include flashlights, batteries, light sticks, extension cords, duct tape
• Where’s the nearest one in your area?
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Training and Preparedness for Communications FailuresSBUMC’s communications back-up plans include:• Back-up Red Phones
• Nextel Phones • Portable radios• 800 MHZ radios• Fixed and portable satellite phones• Laptop computers• Faxes or e-mails• Overhead pages• Runners• Closed circuit television• SB-ALERT
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Training and Preparedness for Patient Decontamination
• Designated employees have been trained to perform patient decontamination for hazardous material exposures
• Patient Decontamination Team members are contacted by beeper, phone and overhead paging.
• Interested in being trained for this team? Call 4-1594
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Training and Preparedness for Mass Vaccinations and
Prophylaxis• Point of Dispensing (POD)
drills are done to practice how quickly we could “vaccinate” all employees.
• You may be asked to participate in one of these drills
• Our CHEMPACK on Level 1 in the Receiving Area contains nerve agent antidotes for mass casualty
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• Employees are encouraged to develop their own family emergency plan
• Web sites for guidance– Ready.gov– Redcross.org– FEMA.gov
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Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Interested in a department specific exercise
or training?• For more information, please contact: The Emergency Management Department
444-1594