Hospital Decontamination Operations – Documentation
My recommendation is to take the time to put together an operations manual that covers your entire Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) program. This will keep all the important [...]
My recommendation is to take the time to put together an operations manual that covers your entire Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) program. This will keep all the important [...]
If your staff attend a training session such as the one provided by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) they learn the process of establishing and operating a decontamination corridor. I [...]
In my experience staffing is one of the biggest challenges hospitals face when trying to sustain a Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) program. Staff members get selected based upon their [...]
I think it's hard to argue that prevention of disease in the case of the Zika virus does beat a pound of cure. We are unlikely to have a vaccine [...]
It's a challenge to know where to devote planning, training and exercise time with so many competing demands, agendas and requirements. Consider this - people will fall back on two [...]
I thought it may be fun and educational for us to share what we keep in our go kits for times of emergency. The photo below shows my pack supplies [...]
I'm curious if readers would blindly follow a "mandatory" mass evacuation order? A recent train derailment in East Tennessee resulted in a mass evacuation that the public was told could last [...]
Below I've listed the officially recognized Ebola Treatment Centers in the United States as of February 14th 2015. If we have a case of Ebola, we know where to take [...]
Three articles caught my eye this past week that I think are worth you taking a look at. The first involves a partnership to produce a better shelter. I think [...]
I've helped a number of jurisdictions develop sheltering plans and exercise them so I understand current regulations in the United States. If you and your family are going to be [...]