December 2012 Huron Medical Center 2012 Annual Mandatory Review Emergency Preparedness/NIMS Thank you for reading this information! Your participation in the Annual Mandatory Safety Education is important for your safety and the safety of others at HMC. Huron Medical Center has an Education Policy (Number:831.800.02) that gives us guidance when developing and updating this Publication. The Purpose of this policy and the Education Grid is to help us ensure you have the information and competency needed to perform your job functions safely and assure Huron Medical Center is compliant with regulatory requirements. Each department also has department specific education needs. Please re- view any departmental policies and procedures specific to your area for any top- ics covered in this newsletter. Thank you for your time and energy in completing the annual requirements! If you have any questions regarding anything that you have read, please refer them to your Manager. If they are unable to answer your question, they will help you find someone who can. DIRECTIONS: At the end of this section/module, please complete the quiz online with the corresponding topic. Results will be available to you at the conclusion of each quiz. Please review, and if needed, arrange to meet with your manager to discuss any questions you may have. Page 1
2012 Huron Medical Center Annual Mandatory Module An Emergency is any unplanned volve our facility. External disas- event that can cause deaths or signifi- ters are disasters that involve many cant injuries to patients, staff, or the people in our community. public; or can shutdown the hospital, disrupt operations, cause physical or Drills are a part of our emergency environmental damage or threaten the management plan. Drills are held to hospital’s financial standing or public keep everyone’s skills strong and External drills are image. current. During a drill, act as if an disaster drills that actual emergency were underway. involve many people Huron Medical Center’s Emergency Ask questions if directions are un- in our community Management Plan (Policy # clear. Whether it is a drill or a real 997.403.01) is located in the Safety emergency – Stay Calm. Manual. Our plan is also part of a BOMB THREAT much broader community-wide disas- Policy #997.403.33a 11-06 ter plan. Every employee needs to (Safety Manual) know the plan and their role in a dis- USE THE BOMB THREAT aster. Each department must review CALL CHECKLIST TO the emergency management policy RECORD INFORMATION specific to their department. DURING THE CALL. Write the exact words of the Huron Medical Center may experience caller and ask the caller to internal or external disasters. Internal repeat the message. Drills are held to keep skills disasters are disasters that originate strong and current Questions to ask the caller: from within our facility or directly in- Where is the bomb? When will it explode? Be Aware: What kind of bomb is it? What does it look like? Potential disasters may include: Public Health Emergencies Will it hurt anyone? (Epidemic, External or Internal) Infrastructure (Utility) Failure – Who are you? Communications, Electrical, Gen- Fire, Explosion Why did you do this? erator, HVAC, Medical Gases, Bomb Threat Medical Vacuum, Sewer, Tele- Where are you calling from? phones, and Water. Nuclear Attack Thunderstorm, Tornado, Blizzard, Mass-Casualty Incident, Trans- Ice or Hail Storm Hazards portation Accident Hazardous Materials (This also Infant Abduction includes 5 types of weapons of mass destruction materials Civil Disturbance Incident, Work- CBRNE – Chemical, Biological, place Violence, Hostage Event Radiological, Nuclear, and Explo- Sabotage-Terrorism sive Materials. Be aware and Extreme Temperatures be prepared! Page 2
2012 Huron Medical Center Annual Mandatory Module When HMC is notified of a disaster, the person receiving notification will imme- diately notify the CEO or designee. In the event of: Fire, Tornado, Child Ab- duction, or Bomb Threat, the Operator promptly announces the appropriate Disaster code, then contacts the CEO or designee. CEO or designee will eval- uate the disaster to determine whether the Emergency Management Plan will be activated. If the plan is to be activated, the CEO or designee will notify the Switchboard Operator to call “CODE YELLOW” (Internal or External). EVACUATION OF PATIENTS DISASTER CODES FOR HURON MEDICAL CENTER DISASTER CODE Evacuate patients in immediate Fire Code Red danger first, then Cardiac Arrest Code Blue the ambulatory, then others by Evacuation Code White wheel chair, Lockdown of Medical Center Code Green stretcher, Internal or External Disaster Alert to Hospital Staff of stairchair or Mass Casualty, Activate Emergency Management Code Yellow supersled. Plan Code Orange Bomb Threat HMC’s Disaster Code Black Codes can be found Tornado Watch WATCH in the Emergency Code Black Management Plan Tornado Warning WARNING and on the Emer- Radiation Disaster Code R gency Kardex in Activate C-Section Team Code CHARLIE each department. Every employee Situational Disturbance - (To provide team assistance for a staff member who requires immediate help in any should know these Code Dr. STRONG area.) codes and their Infant/Child Abduction role when a code is Code ADAM called. All Clear Code All Clear MEMS is a community’s overarching system used for the manage- ment of large numbers of victims. Components of MEMS include: Huron Medical Center utilizes the Incident Command System for management of disas- Dispensing Sites NEHC (Neighborhood ters/incidents. The Emergency Toolbox con- Emergency Help Center) tains vests for identification of command posi- tions and job action sheets for Incident Com- ACC (Acute Care Center) CTS (Casualty Transpor- mand responsibilities. Information on the ICS tation Service) is also found in the Emergency Management RMCC (Regional Medical Community Outreach Plan (Safety Manual). Coordination Center) Page 3
2012 Huron Medical Center Annual Mandatory Module The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is utilized to organize and unify multiple disciplines. The organization’s staff is built from a “top down” approach with responsibility and authority replaced initially with an incident commander who determines which resources will be utilized. Incident Commander Safety Officer Chief of Staff Liaison Officer Public Information Officer Logistics Chief Planning Chief Finance/ Operations Chief (Support & Materials (Resumption of Services) Administration Chief (Patient Care) for patient care) (Tracking cost, paying Medical Staff Inpatient Areas the bills) Material Management Labor Pool Treatment Areas Procurement Plant Operations Nursing Staff Ancillary Services Claims Nutrition Support Staff Human Services Cost Definition of Command Function Command Responsibilities Responsibility for overall management of the Assess incident priorities. incident. Determine strategic goals. The only position that is always implemented is Determine tactical objectives. the Incident Commander (IC) Develop incident action plan. IC is responsible for all non-delegated IMS Develop appropriate organizational structure. functions Manage incident resources. A successful IC thoroughly understands the Coordinate overall emergency activities. IMS and its flexibility. Ensure personnel safety/scene safety. Rigid interpretation and application of the sys- Coordinate activities with outside agencies. tem may result in failure. Authorize release of information to the media. Page 4
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