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Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment

Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment. Mary Massey, R.N., B.S.N. Disaster Coordinator Anaheim Memorial Medical Center Anaheim, CA. DISASTER PLANNING DRILLS. Anaheim. TYPES OF DRILLS. Facility Net/County MMRS (Metropolitan Medical Response System) Statewide.

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Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment

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  1. Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment Mary Massey, R.N., B.S.N. Disaster Coordinator Anaheim Memorial Medical Center Anaheim, CA

  2. DISASTER PLANNING DRILLS Anaheim

  3. TYPES OF DRILLS • Facility • Net/County • MMRS (Metropolitan Medical Response System) • Statewide

  4. KEY LESSONS LEARNED • Identify the objectives • Bring all the players together • Build the relationships

  5. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS • Bring all the players together • Bring the players together

  6. COMMUNITY-WIDE PLAN • JCAHO Emergency Preparedness standard 1.6 Section O: alternate roles and responsibilities of personnel during emergencies, including who they report to within a command structure that is consistent with that used by the local community

  7. Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS)

  8. HEICS: emergency management system unifies hospitals with other emergency responders • Chain of command • Common terminology • Flexible

  9. OTHER LESSONS LEARNED • Mistakes are OK • document the problems • find a solution • test it at the next drill

  10. STANDARDIZED FORMS • Patient tracking forms • HEICS job action sheets • Standardized critique forms

  11. ECONOMICS • HEICS website www.emsa.ca.gov • HRSA funding • MMRS funding • Office of Domestic Preparedness classes • Creativity and elbow grease

  12. TRAINING Having the best disaster drill ideas in the world won’t work unless everyone knows the plan

  13. STANDARDIZED FORMS • Patient tracking forms • HEICS job action sheets • Standardized critique forms

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