{"id":4470,"date":"2017-07-23T18:48:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T18:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abetteremergency.com\/blog\/?p=4470"},"modified":"2017-07-23T18:48:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T18:48:11","slug":"using-the-hics-is-as-easy-as-managing-a-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abetteremergency.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/using-the-hics-is-as-easy-as-managing-a-heart-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the HICS is as Easy as Managing a Heart Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

I find it humorous that I can take a room full of clinicians and they don’t blink an eye when you tell them we’re going to run a megacode but tell them we’re going to activate the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) and use it, look out. \u00a0\"\"<\/a>Eyes glaze over, beads of sweat appear on brows and slight trembling can be noted. Pull out the box of HICS vests and two boxes of HICS forms and people all of a sudden get important text messages they just have to take.<\/p>\n

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Alright maybe I have exaggerated slightly but the bottom line is a great number of hospital personnel are not comfortable when it comes to using the HICS. \u00a0My new book, Healthcare Emergency Incident Management Operations Guide<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>is designed to correct that problem. In addition I\u2019ve developed a Train-the-Trainer<\/a><\/strong><\/em> class to go with the guide which will allow you to build up your internal HICS instructor cadre and better incorporate HICS throughout your emergency preparedness program. It also includes initial incident action plan samples for a variety of events and simple exercises.<\/p>\n

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I teach a good deal of HICS courses to clients and I think this Operations Guide represents a significant leap forward in HICS education. I boil the HICS down to what healthcare organizations need to know and be functional with the tool. Can vests and forms be useful in some cases, yes. But I suggest in the majority of events you’ll do just fine with a good working knowledge of how the HICS is supposed to work. \u00a0Adopting the HICS makes sense for a major teaching hospital or a critical access facility. \u00a0The Train-the-Trainer option lets me work with your selected staff to refresh their existing HICS skills and give them some new methods to help others become more comfortable with the HICS.<\/p>\n

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If you’d like to explore putting your staff in charge of institutionalizing the HICS within your organization contact me at abetteremergency@gmail.com, it just may be easier than you thought.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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