Sample scenarios for the hazards listed below are provided in Appendix A on page 89. List of Hazard Scenarios with No Notice and with Notice Hazard – With No Notice Hazard – With Notice Chemical spill Blizzard/snow storm Earthquake Flood Large-scale fire Hurricane Mass-casualty incident Influenza pandemic Tornado/derecho This cell is intentionally blank Novel, highly pathogenic disease This cell is intentionally blank You and your planning team can use these scenarios as templates to build a scenario more applicable to your healthcare facility or system and your community. If one or more of your priority hazards is not covered in the appendix, you and your planning team will need to develop those scenarios. If you think others within the facility or system need to be involved in the development process, then include them as well. Meet with Primary Staff Once you have developed your scenarios, you and your planning team are ready to meet with primary staff who will be impacted by the hazard to discuss their needs and the needs of those they will treat. Please note that you may have to engage different staff depending on the hazard scenario. Examples of primary staff to include in your meeting are shown below. Examples of Primary Staff Positions Position Position Emergency/disaster managers/planner Emergency department (ED) personnel HICS personnel Infection control/prevention personnel Safety officer Worker safety/occupational health personnel Clinical personnel* Supply chain personnel * Clinical personnel include staff from the critical care unit (CCU), intensive care unit (ICU), laboratory, operating room (OR), pharmacy, and others as needed.
Sample scenarios for the hazards listed below are provided in Appendix A on page 89. List of Hazard Scenarios with No Notice and with Notice Hazard – With No Notice Hazard – With Notice Chemical spill Blizzard/snow storm Earthquake Flood Large-scale fire Hurricane Mass-casualty incident Influenza pandemic Tornado/derecho This cell is intentionally blank Novel, highly pathogenic disease This cell is intentionally blank You and your planning team can use these scenarios as templates to build a scenario more applicable to your healthcare facility or system and your community. If one or more of your priority hazards is not covered in the appendix, you and your planning team will need to develop those scenarios. If you think others within the facility or system need to be involved in the development process, then include them as well. Meet with Primary Staff Once you have developed your scenarios, you and your planning team are ready to meet with primary staff who will be impacted by the hazard to discuss their needs and the needs of those they will treat. Please note that you may have to engage different staff depending on the hazard scenario. Examples of primary staff to include in your meeting are shown below. Examples of Primary Staff Positions Position Position Emergency/disaster managers/planner Emergency department (ED) personnel HICS personnel Infection control/prevention personnel Safety officer Worker safety/occupational health personnel Clinical personnel* Supply chain personnel * Clinical personnel include staff from the critical care unit (CCU), intensive care unit (ICU), laboratory, operating room (OR), pharmacy, and others as needed.
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