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DISASTER PLAN
Definition
–
A man-made or naturally occurring event that poses a threat to life or
property
Concept
A disaster (Internal or External) is where the number of casualties is greater than the
hospital's normal capabilities. A disaster may also be declared if normal operating resources
cannot manage the magnitude of the incident.
The disaster plan is designed to prepare the hospital for two types of action:
Expansion
– movement of patients and equipment within the Hospital to increase the
capacity
Evacuation
– discharge of patients to homes or other facilities so that casualty
care can be provided.
Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) will be utilized for all disasters. The System
may be expanded or contracted depending on circumstances.
Upon notification of a potential disaster the switchboard Operator will announce over the
PA system,
“Attention__all_hospital_personnel,_CODE_YELLOW'>"Attention all hospital personnel, CODE YELLOW STAND BY
External" (repeated)
.
Or
“Attention
all hospital personnel, CODE YELLOW
STAND BY
Internal”
(repeated)
The Administrator On-Call or House Administrator will instruct the switch board operator
to announce over the PA system,
“Attention
all Hospital Personnel, CODE YELLOW Complete Internal"
(repeated)
.
Or
"Attention all Hospital Personnel, CODE YELLOW Complete External"
(repeated)
.
All employees are responsible for understanding their duties when a disaster has been
called.
Contact your leader for your facility’s personnel pool location. When the disaster is over, the
Command Center will instruct the operator to announce, “Code Yellow: All-clear: Disaster
terminated”
Policy STAT: Code Yellow – Disaster Plan
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