These efforts would be in conjunction with an on-going, regularly-updated, disease/event-specific education of the public by experts and public health officials. The public should be provided information about: Informational phone hot-lines and other communication channels. When and how to access limited services When and why to stay home How to care for yourself How to care for others How to stop the spread of the disease or harmful agents Creating a family plan (provided in good times) Advance directives Pediatrics Attachment D developed by Minnesota Department of Health contains many recommendations in section 10 for the conservation and allocations of pediatric resources during major emergencies. The Tennessee Committee on Pediatric Emergency Care is also developing an annex to the TN ESF 8 emergency plan for the care of children during emergencies. This annex outlines measures to be taken during emergencies to respond to the needs of children. Emergency Credentialing In a significant public health event, hospitals may experience severe staff shortages in critical areas. At the same time, hospitals are likely to experience physician and other healthcare volunteers presenting to assist who are not members of the hospital/health system staff. Hospitals should do everything possible to adhere to existing credentialing protocols. However the circumstances of the situation may require the use of an emergency credentialing system. Reference: Memorial Health Care System policy. Patient Tracking Hospitals and other care providers will also be expected to maintain a tracking system for all those sick or injured who present for help, including those who are not admitted to the hospital. At best, this will tie into regional or state tracking efforts utilizing interoperable systems for hospitals and other providers. At a minimum, hospitals should use the HICS 254 disaster victim/patient tracking form, which is included as Attachment A. Procedure for activating an emergency patient tracking event activation notice: The activation of the emergency patient tracking system will occur through HRTS messaging and/or TNHAN. Specific instruction based on the event will be included in the message(s). Receiving facilities for the emergency patient transports will generally have the initial responsibility to be sure all patients for the event are registered into a tracking system to establish a common operating picture. Affected regional Health Operations Centers will coordinate the collection and exchange of patient tracking information. Under these activations, electronic patient tracking should be implemented where possible as follows:
These efforts would be in conjunction with an on-going, regularly-updated, disease/event-specific education of the public by experts and public health officials. The public should be provided information about: Informational phone hot-lines and other communication channels. When and how to access limited services When and why to stay home How to care for yourself How to care for others How to stop the spread of the disease or harmful agents Creating a family plan (provided in good times) Advance directives Pediatrics Attachment D developed by Minnesota Department of Health contains many recommendations in section 10 for the conservation and allocations of pediatric resources during major emergencies. The Tennessee Committee on Pediatric Emergency Care is also developing an annex to the TN ESF 8 emergency plan for the care of children during emergencies. This annex outlines measures to be taken during emergencies to respond to the needs of children. Emergency Credentialing In a significant public health event, hospitals may experience severe staff shortages in critical areas. At the same time, hospitals are likely to experience physician and other healthcare volunteers presenting to assist who are not members of the hospital/health system staff. Hospitals should do everything possible to adhere to existing credentialing protocols. However the circumstances of the situation may require the use of an emergency credentialing system. Reference: Memorial Health Care System policy. Patient Tracking Hospitals and other care providers will also be expected to maintain a tracking system for all those sick or injured who present for help, including those who are not admitted to the hospital. At best, this will tie into regional or state tracking efforts utilizing interoperable systems for hospitals and other providers. At a minimum, hospitals should use the HICS 254 disaster victim/patient tracking form, which is included as Attachment A. Procedure for activating an emergency patient tracking event activation notice: The activation of the emergency patient tracking system will occur through HRTS messaging and/or TNHAN. Specific instruction based on the event will be included in the message(s). Receiving facilities for the emergency patient transports will generally have the initial responsibility to be sure all patients for the event are registered into a tracking system to establish a common operating picture. Affected regional Health Operations Centers will coordinate the collection and exchange of patient tracking information. Under these activations, electronic patient tracking should be implemented where possible as follows:
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