Healthcare Emergency Incident Management Operations Guide

A brief and intuitive guide to preparing for, responding to and recovering from events with potential to impact hospital operations

Jan Glarum (Author)

9780128131992

Paperback, published 21 July 2017

106 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 0.9 cm, 0.18 kg

"Author Jan Glarum begins with the history of the incident command systems and goes on to explain the pros and cons of each. He also gives readers a sense of where they should go when developing their own plans and what they should look like. ...Those looking for a healthcare emergency management guide to develop - or refine - an existing program will find this book to be a good starting point." --Security Management

Approx.92 pages

1. Overview of HICS2. HICS Organization3. Command and Unified Command4. The Operations Section5. The Planning Section6. The Logistics Section7. The Finance Section8. Area Command9. Incident Action Planning (IAP) Process10. HICS Initial IAP Library for Common EventsAppendix: Mini-Exercise List

Subject Areas: The environment [RN], Geological surface processes [geomorphology RBGD]