Earthquake Response: The First Hour

Assumptions Incident occurs when staffing is lowest Some forms of communication exist

Facilities EngineeringNursing OfficeSecurity (CAB) Building Assessments North – Shoenberg & Kingshighway South – QT & RJ Receiving “Status Reports” from Nursing Divisions Communications Labor Pool Ancillary staff from Housekeeping, Patient Transport, Food and Nutrition, etc. will meet on North and South Campus to provide any necessary assistance The First 15 Minutes Following an Earthquake

Classifying Damage and Patient Safety Nursing Floors will asses their physical location for any damage to windows, ceiling, floors, walls, medical gases or anything that could impact patient safety Minor to Moderate Damage (patients safe) – can remain in location Moderate Damage (patient safe) – can remain in location Severe Damage (patient safe) – can remain in location with a few patient relocated within unit Severe Damage or Patient Unsafe – CAN NOT remain in department due to structural issue of patient safety must be relocated immediately

Horizontal Evacuation Scenario 1: Intra-departmental evacuation/movement Scenario 2: Need to evacuate – call Nursing primary evacuation route is unsafe, verify secondary evacuation route is clear Scenario 3: Need to evacuate – No time to call must leave unit immediately!

High Risk Buildings South Campus: (High Risk to Low Risk) Rand Johnson West Pavilion East Pavilion Queeny Tower North Campus: (High Risk to Low Risk) Shoenberg Kingshighway

Clinical Assessment Form

Next Steps: Training of select Clinical and Non-clinical Departments Testing of processes Response of the non-clinical labor pool on both North and South Campus Effectiveness of assessment form Communication between Facilities, Security, Nursing and Safety Facilities response and priorities Security response and priorities