Mount Auburn Hospital Required Orientation for all You must wear your hospital Identification badge at all times while working. This identifies you to others as a hospital employee. This is an important practice to safeguard our patients and staff

to your ID has VITAL information Red Card attached to your ID has VITAL information Take a few minutes to read your red card!! It will tell you what to do in case of a FIRE Remove those in immediate danger Pull nearest ALARM box Dial 22 give exact location of fire Close doors and windows Extinguish or Evacuate In Case of Exposure: Immediately wash the area Immediately go to Walk-in Clinic or ER if Clinic closed PASS to use an Extinguisher: Pull the pin Aim nozzle at the fire Squeeze the handle Sweep the nozzle at the base of the fire

All emergencies DIAL 22 and then a code name Trauma Code TRIAGE Bomb Threat Code BLUE Cardiac Arrest Code TRIAGE External Disaster Code Red Fire Code Pink Infant Abduction Medical Emergency CODE ORANGE CODE YELLOW Trauma

Protection Services 5040 Is a resource to you if: You have a combative patient You identified a suspicious person where they don’t belong Lose property If you need information on a chemical you were exposed to, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) can be obtained through them

Precautions Airborne Standard Droplet Contact Contact Plus Used for transmission of disease that spreads by droplet that may suspend for long periods (ie. TB) A negative pressure room and a special mask is required For all patients when in contact with blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes WASH YOUR HANDS Droplet Contact Used for transmission of disease that spreads by droplet nuclei during close contact, A surgical mask is required when you are within 3 feet Used for transmission of disease by direct or indirect contact. A private room is required. Gloves on entering room and a gown if significant contact. Usually involves resistant bacteria! Contact Plus Used for C difficile patients. Wash hands with soap and water

General Safety Get help Lock doors Put wallets in secured areas Do not get into an elevator if you are uncomfortable with someone already in Get help Have car keys ready Look in and around car BEFORE getting in Wear flat shoes when leaving work Something you can run in if needed If you need it

HIPPA and Patient Privacy HIPPA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996 This act was put in place to protect patient’s Private Health Information (PHI) from 3rd parties unless the patient authorizes that disclosure. PHI may be communicated ONLY for the purposes of treatment, payment, or hospital operations. To ensure this protection, hospital staff must be particularly careful with information conveyed through: Worksheets Faxes Phone On Computers

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