 Notification of a disaster situation to a health care

facility varies with each situation

 Patient tracking is a critical component of casualty
management.
 It is the sorting of patients to determine the priority of their
health care needs and the proper site for treatment.
 The triage officer rapidly assesses those injured at the
disaster scene.

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 Each facility must determine its supply lists based on
its own needs assessment.
 Communication is a key component of disaster
management.
 The disaster plan helps prevent the release of
contradictory or inaccurate information.
 Friends and family members converging on the scene
must be cared for by the facility.
 The nurse may be asked to perform duties outside his
or her area of expertise and may take on responsibilities
normally held by physicians or advanced practiced
nurses.
 Victims may have:
 Language difficulties
 Specific religious practices
 Specific places/ times for prayer
 Rituals about handling the dead
 Timing of funeral services
 People with disabilities have specific needs that require
attention.
 Another component of preparedness and response
involves the protection of the health care provider by
additional personal protective equipment
 Level A protection is worn when the highest level of
respiratory, skin, eye, and mucous membrane
protection is required.
 Level B protection requires the highest level of
respiratory protection
 Level C protection requires the air-purified respirator
 Level D protection is the typical work uniform
 The process of removing accumulated contaminants, is
critical to the health and safety of health care providers
by preventing secondary contamination.
 Brunner and Suddarth
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