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DISASTER
“A situation or event, which overwhelms the local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level for external assistance.” – WHO
“Serious disruption of the functions of society, causing widespread human, material, or environmental losses that exceed the ability of the affected society to cope using its own resources.” – UN Management Training Programme
PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN
MITIGATION Prevent or diminish the negative impact of an emergency on the
wellbeing of the patients, visitors and staff as well as the physical facility.
PREPAREDNESS Identify resources essential to execute the emergency response
and recovery and facilitate their access and utilization. RESPONSE Educate and train the staff to respond effectively to internal
emergencies that effect the environment of care and test response mechanism.
RECOVERY- Plan processes for restoring normality of operations after the incident.
• Applies when there is only a potential for disaster or the disaster is limited nature in terms of anticipated patient load/ severity
ALERT
• Applies when present on-site capabilities are deemed adequate for the anticipated patient load/severity
MINOR
• Applies when the anticipated patient load/ severity is likely to overload present on site- site capabilities such as that additional staffs are required
MAJOR
NOTIFICATION OF PATIENT INFLUX
ED/NURSING SUPERVISOR
SEHA/HAAD
POLICE AMBULANCE/CIVIL
DEFENSE
AIRPORT AUTHORITIES
TRIAGE
ED reception area
ED physicia
nED nurse/s Interpret
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Disaster Registration Number ( KT number) will be assigned to each patient.
DISASTER TRIAGE SYSTEM
• Priority 3 - Minor (Walking wounded)
• INTAKE/ PROCEDURE
• OSC IF OPERATIONAL
• Dead (Pulse less / Non-Breathing)
• PEADS FAST TRACK
• Priority 2 - Serious / Delayed (Non-life threatening)
• ED A
• Priority 1 - Immediate (Life threatening Injury)
• CRITICAL AREA
Red Tag
Yellow Tag
Green Tag
Black Tag
STAFF EXPOSURE
Report to IC • Investigate index case/s and
determine follow up assessment of staff is required
• Establish list of staff exposed (name, badge, date and time exposed and MRN of index case patientReport to EHS
ED INDOOR DECONTAMINATION
Appropriately decontaminate and treat the patient (s) and to isolate the contaminant while protecting hospital staff, other patients, and visitors
Establishment of secured area for patient exposed to biological and chemical agents.