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Regional Emergency Preparedness: Strategies and Objectives

Learn about disaster preparedness, mitigation steps, hierarchy members, and the importance of redundancy in emergency planning to ensure continuity of operations.

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Regional Emergency Preparedness: Strategies and Objectives

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  1. Emergency Preparedness, Newborn Screening And Avoiding PotholesHans C. Andersson, MDDirector, Hayward Genetics CenterTulane University Medical Schoolhanders@tulane.edu

  2. Emergencies – Regional Risks for Catastrophic Incidents snowstorms earthquakes tornados hurricanes earth-quakes ice storm

  3. Other Emergencies – On A Daily Basis • Secretary calls in sick • Lab technician quits unexpectedly due to illness • Lab reagent/medication shortage • Water pipe bursts on floor above your offices These are problems you are used to resolving These are preparedness behaviors

  4. Disaster Preparedness: Goals and Objectives • Many perspectives: individual, institutional, municipal, federal, military • For all but individuals, a COMMAND & CONTROL element is critical throughout * hierarchical organization * mechanisms for communicating organization & information * information dissemination: predisaster & real-time • Redundancy is critical at each phase

  5. Identify Hierarchy Members • Co-Leaders: at least 2 in disparate geographical regions • Care givers: physicians, allied health workers • Public health system: health care workers, clinics • Pharmacies for specialized medications • Laboratories for specialized tests (e.g., Newborn Screening) • Formula companies for special formula needs • Patients and their primary care givers All must be able to enter and communicate within the hierarchy

  6. Phases of Emergency Preparedness Mitigation is any step which may be taken to lessen the impact of an emergency

  7. Spiral Evolution of Emergency Preparedness • Plans need to be evaluated for adequacy, and improved at every evaluation

  8. Assumptions In Creating An Emergency Preparedness Plan All responses to a disaster start locally Goal: Continuity of operations (COOP) Preparedness must be created by each center, laboratory and patient for themselves Redundancy is your friend: at every level of preparedness expect the loss of any link in the chain of resources, have backup ready

  9. Establish Regional Emergency Preparedness Work Group • Comprised of clinicians/laboratorians/consumers/public health • The work group will advise and offer feedback for the plan • Continuous activities/exercises within the workgroup maintains awareness of EP

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