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- 1. Principles of Emergency Management
- 4. Emergency Management - Mitigation - Preparedness - Response - Recovery
- 6. Mitigation Planning and actions which are intended to reduce the impact of a potential event – Risk identification – Structural • Strengthening / securing – Non-structural • Light fixtures / big/large Containers
- 7. Preparedness Actions taken before an emergency to prepare for response • Develop emergency management plan • Develop Communication Plan (internal and external program) • Know emergency plans for community • Stock / arrange for access to supplies/ medicine/ equipment
- 8. Response Activities to address immediate effects of event – Appliance emergency management plan • Save lives • Protect property • Ensure basic human needs
- 9. Recovery Restore essential functions and operation – Adequate insurance coverage – Back-up systems – Cash reserve
- 10. Emergency Management Program A. Emergency Management Planning B. Linkages and Collaboration C. Communications and Information Sharing D. Maintaining Financial and Operational Stability
- 11. Applicability Applies to all Health Cares funded under the Health Center Program: – Primary Health Care Center – Health Care for Migrant – Health Care for the Refugees – Health Care Homeless
- 12. Cont. • Health Cares need to fit their tactic to their capabilities – Size of facility and staff – Locations – Resources – Population served
- 13. A. Emergency Management Planning Based on Hazard Exposure Assessment – Board management, and clinical staff should have lead role in developing plan – Include process for staff training – Annual exercises at a minimum
- 14. B. Linkages and Collaboration • Health Centers should integrate with emergency management system at all levels: – Hospitals – Mental health agencies – National organizations
- 15. C. Communications and Information Sharing • Health centers should have policies and procedures: – Who is responsible for communicating information – Which agencies should receive this information • Health centers should have and test back-up communication system – Mobile – Wireless messaging
- 16. D. Maintaining Financial and Operational Stability • Health centers should develop a plan to build cash reserves • Insurance coverage should be reviewed and adjusted as needed • Backup information technology systems are needed to ensure that electronic financial and medical records are available during and after an emergency
- 17. Three Components to Preparedness -Prepare your Program - Prepare your Staff - Prepare Your Patients
- 18. Event Classifications • Unusual Event • Alert • Site Emergency
- 19. Cont. • Unusual Event An event has occurred on the facility but does not affect Personnel safety
- 20. Cont. • Alert An event has occurred on the facility minimally affecting Personnel safety
- 21. Cont. • Site Emergency An event has occurred on the facility greatly affecting Personnel safety
- 22. Events to Consider Naturally Occurring – Fires – Cyclone – Flood Technologic – Electric failure – Fuel shortage – Supply shortage Human Related – Hostage situation – Civil disturbance Hazardous Materials – Chemical release – Radiologic exposure – Chemical attack
- 23. Planning Process • Determine the role of program (internal and external program) • Sit with hospitals, community agencies to discuss role • Train staff (EMS, Nursing, Physician,…….) • Educate patients, what to do in an emergency and where to go for help
- 24. Maintain the Plan Review plan every 6 months Conduct Scenario (case study) and evacuation trainings Restock food and water supplies
- 25. How to Help Your Patients in an Emergency What will your patients need to know in an emergency? – What is happening – How they can stay safe – Where to find shelter – Where to find food – Where to get medical treatment
- 26. Design your plan Pre-Event • Supplies and equipment needed to provide treatment • ………………. • ………………. During Event • Send outreach health care provider for assistance and help • ……………… • ……………… Post Event • Plan for significant increase in need for medical health service/ supply shortages • ………….. • ……………
- 27. Community Volunteers Consider: • Varying talents • Training needs • Equipment needs
Editor's Notes
- Structural – making the actual building safer – construction codes re: building in areas that are prone to earthquakes, hurricanes, tornado’s, etc. Non-structural – making the inside of the building safer – bolting bookcases or other large pieces of furniture to walls in earthquake zones, putting emergency lighting in hallways, having sharps containers, safe HazMat disposal containers
- Plan, EOP, ICS implemented to save lives, protect property, meet basics
- Plan should be developed with interdisciplinary approach – it must work for all departments, all locations for it to be successful. Plan needs to have a process for: Evaluating whether the health center will continue to provide services Evaluating the need to discontinue routine care to increase capacity to provide emergency primary care services
- Should never have to give out your business card at an emergency Health centers need to engage in developing and expanding relationships with key community leaders, organizations, and decision makers to support the health center role and response in a disaster BEFORE one strikes.
- Data requests to PO will likely include things like staffing levels, facility status, capacity to treat patients, resources needed Health centers need to develop strategies for communicating with patients – especially if alternate primary care services are available. Should work with local and state agencies to develop appropriate messages – linguistic, reading level, culturally sensitive
- Health centers should include financial planning as part of their emergency planning – being able to respond during a disaster or recover quickly is vital to the overall health of the organization.
- Always play the what if game… what if the two or three outreach workers in your program can’t come to work – how will you find your patients? Who else in your community knows where they are and will help you get to them? Document the general whereabouts of your patients and share with first responders if necessary to get to them. The point with this work is to be ready with an “ASK” list post disaster. In addition, you may be able to pre-position or identify resources locally that will be available to you immediately following the event.