Abstract

EMERGENCY PLANNING & MANAGEMENT AT DEEP CHAND BANDHU HOSPITAL- A STUDY

Dr. N. Junior Sundresh, Kanchan Rohilla*, Dr. Praveen Kumar M. D

Abstract

Hospitals play a critical role in providing communities with essential medical care during all types of disaster. Depending on their scope and nature, disasters can lead to a rapidly increasing service demand that can overwhelm the functional capacity and safety of hospitals and the health-care system at large. The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe has developed the Hospital emergency response checklist to assist hospital administrators and emergency managers in responding effectively to the most likely disaster scenarios. This tool comprises current hospital-based emergency management principles and best practices and integrates priority action required for rapid, Effective response to a critical event based on an all-hazards approach. Healthcare System Preparedness The preparedness cycle is outlined in detail as it relates to healthcare preparedness. In the preparedness cycle, the required steps for planning, equipping, training, exercising, and evaluation activities are defined and by the objectives (tasks) and supporting resources that are needed to be prepared. Preparedness is defined as “a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action in an effort to ensure effective coordination during incident response.”

Keywords: organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating.