Emergency Preparedness
Program
Nursing Services Orientation
April 2010
Emergency Preparedness Program
Key Components of Emergency
Preparedness Program
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Four Foundations
of Emergency Management Program
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Mitigation
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Preparation
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Response

Recovery
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Key Program Components
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All Hazards Approach – Incident Command
System
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Comprehensive Emergency Management
Plan
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Staff Roles and Responsibilities

Self Sustainability

Drills and Exercises
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What is an
All Hazards Approach?
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All Hazards Approach
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University Hospital’s plan addressing a wide variety
of disasters through the implementation of a unified
approach and Incident Command
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Top five potential events identified by University
Hospital which could activate the Disaster Plan:
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Influx of patients into the hospital
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Pandemic/Epidemic
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Utility Failure

Snow

Flood
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What is the
Incident Command System
and how does it work?
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Hospital Incident Command
System (HICS)

System for managing emergent and non-emergent
situations

Provides hospitals with required tools to address the
event

HICS initiated by an internal/external event


Flexible in scale

Only those positions needed are activated
Administrative position assumes role as Incident
Commander
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Hospital Incident Command
System (HICS)
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Overhead page alert:
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“Attention all Hospital Personnel: Incident
Command has been activated. Please return to
your assigned work area.”
GroupWise email is sent

ICS provides staff direction and makes decisions
to ensure safety.
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At conclusion of event, overhead page alert:

“Attention all Hospital Personnel: Incident
Command has been concluded. Resume normal
activities.”
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Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan (CEMP)

Campus disaster plan can be found on the Intranet.
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Each department/unit has a department specific
disaster binder (orange).
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Key tabs in department plan binder are departmentspecific responsibilities which outline special
response plans and evacuation routes.
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Environment of Care Safety
Quick Reference Guide details
specific responses for staff to
emergencies.
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What is my role
if Incident Command
is activated?
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Staff Roles & Responsibilities

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Know Staging and Evacuation Plans for patients.

Evacuation Maps posted in all clinical areas
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Horizontal and vertical routes
Be familiar with Evacuation Equipment.

Location

Use

Be familiar with Emergency Codes & Designations.
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Check with Supervisor for updates if role is not preassigned.
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Evacuation Map Example
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Evacuation Equipment Examples
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Paraslyde
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Stair Chair
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East Tower – located in equipment rooms
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North Tower – located in laundry chute rooms
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Emergency Codes & Designations
Emergency Code
Code Red
Code Blue
Code White
Code Amber
Code Yellow
Code Gray
Code Silver
Code Orange
Code Black
Code Clear
Meaning
Fire
Adult Medical Emergency
Pediatric Medical Emergency
Infant/Child Abduction
Explosive device or Bomb Threat
Patient Elopement
Person with Weapon; Hostage Situation
Hazmat Incident; Decontamination Needed
Severe Weather Warning
Situation has been resolved
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Staff Roles & Responsibilities

Sign up for NY ALERT.

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Plan for disasters at home.

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DIS J-14 describes process
“Caring is Preparing”
Be aware 12 hour shifts may
be activated.
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How long can University
Hospital sustain services
in an emergency?
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Self Sustainability Plan
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University Hospital has planned for self
sustainability for at least 96 hours in the following
areas:

Communications

Resources & Assets

Security & Safety

Staff Management

Utilities

Management of Patients
DIS M-17 describes processes.
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How do we
communicate during
a disaster event?
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Communications
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Redundant communication systems
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Emergency Responders
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Satellite phones
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2-way radios
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Cell phones

Ham radios
Nursing Staff

Regular phones

Vocera

Red phones – located at the Nursing (Communication)
station on patient unit
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How do we make sure we’re
prepared for a disaster?
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Mechanisms
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Drills
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Exercises
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Tracers
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Live Events
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Thank You!
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Questions?