major emergency response
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Major Emergency Response. Libby McGugan Consultant in Emergency Medicine. Major Emergency. Location, number, severity or type of live casualties requires extraordinary resources 3 - 4 times per year in UK We have a statutory duty to provide response. In a nutshell. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Major Emergency Major Emergency ResponseResponse
Libby McGuganLibby McGugan
Consultant in Emergency MedicineConsultant in Emergency Medicine
Major EmergencyMajor Emergency
Location, number, severity or type of live Location, number, severity or type of live casualties requires extraordinary casualties requires extraordinary resourcesresources
3 - 4 times per year in UK3 - 4 times per year in UK
We have a statutory duty to provide We have a statutory duty to provide response response
In a nutshellIn a nutshell
Major Emergency Standby vs DeclaredMajor Emergency Standby vs Declared Verified by CN in emergency deptVerified by CN in emergency dept Switchboard put out call to duty staffSwitchboard put out call to duty staff
Staff need to know what to doStaff need to know what to do
Control sitesControl sites
Receiving Hospital – QMH Receiving Hospital – QMH
Hospital Control Centre – QMHHospital Control Centre – QMH
Board Control - Hayfield HouseBoard Control - Hayfield House
Major Emergency Major Emergency DeclaredDeclared
QMH Duty Staff should :QMH Duty Staff should :
- - Go to Hospital Control Room Go to Hospital Control Room (Board Room, Management Corridor (Board Room, Management Corridor QMH) QMH)
- - Collect Action CardCollect Action Card Held in Filing Cabinet Small meeting Held in Filing Cabinet Small meeting room – keys held by coordinator room – keys held by coordinator
- - Do what it says on the card!Do what it says on the card!
VHK / Forth parkVHK / Forth park
Duty registrars informed by hospital Duty registrars informed by hospital coordinator: call in off duty staff to QMHcoordinator: call in off duty staff to QMH
Paeds?Paeds?
O&G?O&G?
Cascade call outCascade call out
Junior docs tasked with cascading callout to off Junior docs tasked with cascading callout to off duty staffduty staff
Need access to phone numbers of their teamNeed access to phone numbers of their team
External call barriers will be removedExternal call barriers will be removed
No calls from juniors, no responseNo calls from juniors, no response
Site Medical TeamSite Medical Team
Team may be requested to attend scene by Team may be requested to attend scene by MIO ifMIO if- scene overwhelmed, delayed egress- scene overwhelmed, delayed egress- specific incident- specific incident
Team likely to consist of Team likely to consist of - ED cons- ED cons
- Anaesthetic reg / cons - Anaesthetic reg / cons - Orthopaedic reg / cons- Orthopaedic reg / cons- Surgical reg / cons- Surgical reg / cons
Site Medical TeamSite Medical Team
Equipment / PPE stored in ED QMHEquipment / PPE stored in ED QMH
Specialists need to be familiar with kitSpecialists need to be familiar with kit
Where to find outWhere to find out
IntranetIntranet
Search for MAJOR EMERGENCYSearch for MAJOR EMERGENCY
Feedback
Operational division meetings
Representation from surgical / orthopaedics?
Resilience forum
SummarySummary
Departments need to be sure that staff Departments need to be sure that staff know what to doknow what to do
Need to have access to updated off duty Need to have access to updated off duty contact numbers contact numbers
Juniors need to be clear about their role Juniors need to be clear about their role in cascadingin cascading