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7/12/2010 Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Mission Mission “ Building healthy communities through Building healthy communities through DHH Emergency Preparedness Update DHH Emergency Preparedness Update prevention prevention prevention preparedness prevention , , preparedness preparedness and preparedness and and response and response response ” response . ” Pharmacy Emergency Management Pharmacy Emergency Management Doris Brown, MS, M. Ed, RN CNS Doris Brown, MS, M. Ed, RN CNS Public Health Executive Director Public Health Executive Director Department of Health and Hospitals Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health Office of Public Health Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Pharmacy Objectives Pharmacy Objectives Pharmacy Technician Objectives Pharmacy Technician Objectives • Discuss Louisiana Department of Health and • Discuss Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals-Office of Public Health's roles and Hospitals-Office of Public Health's roles and responsibilities in an Emergency Response. responsibilities in an Emergency Response. • Discuss the role of Pharmacy personnel in • Discuss the role of Pharmacy personnel in • Assist Pharmacist and leading staff in directing • Assist Pharmacist and leading staff in directing disaster preparedness pharmacy personnel in disaster preparedness • Provide participants with information to • Provide participants with information to enhance knowledge, performance, and enhance knowledge, performance, and response during a disaster event. response during a disaster event. Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Purpose Purpose • Louisiana Emergency Operations Plan establishes the policies and structure for state government Emergency Support Function Emergency Support Function management of emergencies and disasters • Safety and welfare of our citizens is outlined in this y all hazards plan • Growing vulnerable population in Louisiana the goal is to work with all State government agencies, parishes, private, non-profit organizations, and volunteer groups to provide the most effective and efficient care for emergencies and disasters Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness 1

7/12/2010 Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health Emergency Support Function Emergency Support Function • The Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) provide the structure for coordinating response What is ESF ‐ 8 to an incident. • The Incident Command System provides for • The Incident Command System provides for the flexibility to assign ESF and other stakeholder resources according to their capabilities, taskings, and requirements to augment and support a response. Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Emergency Support Function 8 Emergency Support Function 8 ESF Supporting Functions ESF Supporting Functions • DHH has the lead role for providing leadership • ESF ESF ‐ 1 • ESF ESF- -8 8 for planning, directing and coordinating the � Transportation Transportation � Public Health and Medical Services Public Health and Medical Services overall State efforts to provide public health • ESF ‐ 2 ESF • ESF- ESF -9 9 � Communications Communications � Search and medical assistance. Search and and Rescue Rescue • ESF ESF ‐ 3 • ESF ESF- -10 10 � Public Works and Engineering Public Works and Engineering � Oil Spill, Hazardous Materials and Oil Spill, Hazardous Materials and • The Secretary of Health and Human Services Radiological Radiological • ESF ‐ 4 ESF through the Office of Public Health through the Office of Public Health � Fi � Firefighting Firefighting Fi fi hti fi hti • • ESF 11 ESF ESF-11 ESF 11 11 � Agriculture • ESF ESF ‐ 5 Agriculture Emergency Preparedness is responsible for the � Emergency Management Emergency Management • ESF- ESF -14 14 federal coordination. � Community Recovery, Mitigation, and • ESF ‐ 6 ESF 6 Community Recovery, Mitigation, and Economic Stabilization Economic Stabilization � Mass Care, Housing and Human Mass Care, Housing and Human • ESF ESF- -15 15 Services Services • The command and control of operations are � Emergency Public Information ESF ESF ‐ 7 7 Emergency Public Information • consistent with the National Response � Resource Support Resource Support • ESF- ESF -16 16 � Military Support to Civil Affairs Framework and compliant with National Military Support to Civil Affairs Incident Management System requirements. Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Medical Operations Medical Operations Medical Operations Medical Operations � Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area � Medical Special Needs Shelter (MSNS)- A shelter (TMOSA)- It is a mobile operation post event that for persons with special medical needs and their caregivers. has the capability to treat and stabilize patients � Critical Special Needs Shelter (CTNS)- A non- suffering from emergent medical conditions medical shelter operated for those persons evacuated including but not limited to all hazards. by local governments from affected areas. These are y g � T � Transportation Triage- A medical screening t ti T i A di l i not general population shelters for those who self- evacuate. These consist of both state and parish run operation to determine the level of care needed by shelters. evacuees in the CTNS evacuation operation. � Federal Medical Station (FMS)- A shelter operated Personnel determine if an evacuee can continue on when the state request federal medical support for to a CTNS site or needs placement in an MSNS site health and medical care to people with non acute or further definitive care. medical, mental health, or other health related needs. Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness 2

7/12/2010 Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Mission Mission • Create a unified long-term plan for reliable Emergency Support Function 6 Emergency Support Function 6 transportation and sheltering through a collaborative effort between the state agencies, evacuating and sheltering Department of Social Services parishes, the federal government, non- governmental organizations and sheltering host states. Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Sheltering Standards Sheltering Standards Sleep Space • 30 sq ft (CTNS and caregiver) • 45 sq ft (MSNS) Showers Medical Special Needs Shelters Medical Special Needs Shelters • 1 : 25 persons Toilets & Hand Wash Stations (MSNS) (MSNS) (MSNS) (MSNS) • 1 : 20 Persons Feeding • 2 hot, 1 cold meals per day • Snacks • Baby formula Medical Support at CTNS • Medical Monitoring • LPCA Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of Public Health State Level Command Organizational Chart State Level Command Organizational Chart MSNS MSNS State Unified Command • Medical Special Needs Shelters are specially staffed and equipped shelters that may be DHH EOC DSS EOC activated during a disaster. Federal Medical • Medical Special Needs Shelters are designed for Station IRCT individuals who may require assistance with Activities of Daily Living or may require special Regional MSNS 1 equipment or medication in order to sustain life. Long journeys for these individuals may be harmful to their health. Federal Medical Station 2 Center for Community Preparedness Center for Community Preparedness 3