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1. EVACUATION PLAN
GROUP 3

2. Question 1
• COMMUNITY PLANS
Co-ordinated disaster plans for a community
involves the local government, disaster
services and first aid organizations.
The contingency plan of a community must be
based on the possible disaster in that specific
area as posed by its location and other factors
around it, eg, forests or dams

3. Hospital plans
• The hospital disaster committee is responsible
for the entire hospital disaster plan.
• Heads of hospital units or departments should
be part of the committee
• Hospital plans provide guidelines to be
followed during internal and external disasters
occurrence.

4. Unit plans
• Position of person to authorize evacuation
such as senior nurse
• Clear indication of evacuation routes
• Person to be informed when evacuation is
complete

5. Question 2
• FOUR TYPES OF EMERGENCY PLAN
1. Evacuation plans
2. Relocation plans
3. Isolation plans
4. Reception plans

6. Question 3
• Explanation of evacuation plan within the
hospital
• It is a layout of what is to be done in an
emergency situation in order to efficiently and
safely evacuate patients from the area when
there is imminent threat, an on going threat or a
hazard to patients’ lives or hospital property.
• It states clearly the personnel responsible to
command the evacuation, the procedure as well
as the routes of evacuation.

7. Cont…

8. Question 4
• Situations that warrant evacuation
Floods
Fire
Toxic fumes

9. Question 5
• The command to evacuate rests with the
responsible authority. Eg. Medical
superintendent
• The sequence of evacuation and destination
should be clearly indicated in the command to
evacuate.

10. Question 6
• Things inclusive in the evacuation procedure:
 Identification of all patients especially children, the
aged and confused.
 All records and valuables should be evacuated together
with the patients.
 A doctor or senior nurse should decide which patients
to be discharged and taken to a place agreed upon
while waiting to be taken by community transport.
 Accurate or precise records should be kept on all
movements and destinations of patients and
personnel.

11. Cont…
Evacuation routes must be identified and
indicated clearly.
Preferably one way route should be used as it
provides less confusion and better control
over the evacuation procedure
Elevators should be avoided
Non-ambulatory patients should be evacuated
on blankets, mattresses or wheel chairs

12. Images of evacuation of immobile
patients

13. Cont…