Table of Contents

 

Acknowledgements

v

 

 

 

 

Introduction

vi

 

 

 

 

Guidelines

 

 

 

 

 

Function 1:          Development and Maintenance of Medical and Health                           Disaster Plans, Policies, and Procedures

1

 

 

 

 

Element 1.1 Disaster medical system planning

2

 

Guideline  1.1.1  Medical/Health Operational Area Coordinator                        Responsibilities

2

 

Guideline   1.1.2 Disaster Medical/Health Plan - Table of                               Contents

3

 

Element 1.2 Emergency/Departmental Operations Center Procedures

6

 

Guideline   1.2.1 Response Activation

6

 

Guideline   1.2.2 Response Start-up and Operation

Template/Sample: Degree of System Involvement

6

 

Guideline   1.2.3 Department Operations CenterDepartmental Operations Center (DOC)                              Activation Criteria

Template/Sample: EOC/DOC Medical/Health Positions, Draft

Template/Sample: EOC/DOC Organization Chart

7

 

Guideline   1.2.4 Deactivation/De-escalation/Demobilization of                        Department Operations CenterDepartmental Operations Center

8

 

Element 1.3 Training and exercises

9

 

Guideline   1.3.1 Training and Exercises

Template/Sample: Training and Exercises

9

 

Element 1.4 After Action reviews

10

 

Guideline   1.4.1 After Action Reviews

Template/Sample: After Action Assessment

10

 

 

 

 

Function 2:          Assessment of Immediate Medical and Health Needs and                    Initiate Response

12

 

 

 

 

Element 2.1 Notification of key positions and activation of the disaster medical and health system.

13

 

Guideline   2.1.1 Notification

13

 

Guideline   2.1.2 Activation

Template/Sample: Initial Activation Policy Template

13

 

Element 2.2: Gathering, evaluating, reporting and disseminating assessment information.

14

 

Guideline   2.2.1 Information Sources

Template/Sample: Assessment of Need and Response Capacity

Template/Sample: Casualty Tracking and Reporting

14

 

Guideline   2.2.2 Information Elements

14

 

Guideline   2.2.3 Information Reporting

15

 

 

Function 3:          Management of Disaster Medical Resources

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

Element 3.1 Resource planning and preparedness

17

 

 

Guideline   3.1.1 Resource Inventories

17

 

 

Guideline   3.1.2 Ambulance contracting language for out-of-                           county response

18

 

 

Element 3.2 Resource acquisition, allocation, and mobilization

19

 

 

Guideline   3.2.1 Resource Acquisition

19

 

 

Guideline   3.2.2 Resource Allocation

20

 

 

Guideline   3.2.3 Resource Mobilization

20

 

 

Element 3.3 System for distribution, utilization, and support of external resources

21

 

 

Guideline   3.3.1 Support for Out-of-Area Ambulances

Template/Sample: Medical Resourse Management and Support

21

 

 

Element 3.4 Resource tracking

22

 

 

Guideline   3.4.1 Resource Tracking

22

 

 

Element 3.5  Deactivation / Demobilization

23

 

 

Guideline   3.5.1 Resource Deactivation / Demobilization

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function 4:          Manage Patient Distribution and Evacuation

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

Element 4.1 Patient dispersal system

25

 

 

Guideline   4.1.1 Support Movement of Casualties from Scene to                       Facility

Template/Sample: Patient Dispersal During A Disaster or Multi-Casualty Incident

25

 

 

Guideline   4.1.2 Assist Transfers Among Facilities

26

 

 

Guideline   4.1.3 Coordinate Transport from Medical Facilities

26

 

 

Guideline   4.1.4 Evacuate and Receive Casualties

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function 5:          Support the Provision of Hospital Care

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

Element 5.1 Hospital status / damage assessment

29

 

 

Guideline   5.1.1 System for Communication of Hospital Status                       Information

29

 

 

Guideline   5.1.2 Hospital Status Information – Minimum Data                          Elements

30

 

 

Guideline   5.1.3 Sharing Hospital Status Information

30

 

 

Element 5.2 Support standardized hospital disaster plans.

31

 

 

Guideline   5.2.1 Support Standardized Hospital Disaster Plans

31

 

 

Element 5.3 Support hospital efforts to obtain resources needed to sustain hospital operations, continued provision of care to patients, and evacuation.

32

 

 

Guideline   5.3.1 Disaster Medical Support for Hospitals

32

 

 

 

 

 

Function 6:          Support Out of Hospital Emergency Services

33

 

 

 

 

Element 6.1 Support Out-of-Hospital Care

34

 

Guideline   6.1.1 Support Out-of-Hospital Care

34

 

 

 

 

Function 7:          Coordinate Pre-Hospital Emergency Services

35

 

 

 

 

Element 7.1 Pre-hospital system transformation to disaster status

36

 

Guideline   7.1.1 Pre-hospital system transformation to disaster                       status

Template/Sample: DMS Coordination

36

 

Element 7.2 Triage systems and methods

37

 

Guideline   7.2.1 START Triage System

Template/Sample: Triage System

37

 


 Element 7.3 Austere medical care

38

 

Guideline   7.3.1 Austere Medical Care

38

 

Element 7.4  Field operations management

39

 

Guideline   7.4.1 Field Medical Response Position Definitions

39

 

Element 7.5 Command / tactical communications

41

 

Guideline   7.5.1 Tactical Communications

41

 

 

 

 

Function 8:          Support for Temporary Field Treatment Sites

42

 

 

 

 

Element 8.1 Designation / Activation

43

 

Guideline   8.1.1 Assessment of Need for Field Treatment Sites

43

 

Guideline   8.1.2 Designation of Field Treatment Sites

43

 

Guideline   8.1.3 Establishment of Field Treatment Sites

44

 

Element 8.2 Personnel, supplies, and other resources

45

 

Guideline   8.2.1  Resource Support for Field Treatment Sites

45

 

Element 8.3 Integration into system

46

 

Guideline   8.3.1  Designation of Field Treatment Sites

46

 

 

 

 

Appendices

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix A: Glossary

A.1

 

Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations

B.1