Elements of a Hospital Emergency Response Plan
The hospital's Emergency Response Plan should include each of the following elements:
- pre-emergency drills implementing the ERP
- personnel roles and responsibilities, including who will be in charge of directing the response, training, and communications
- description of the hospital's system for immediately accessing information on toxic materials
- plan for managing emergency treatment of non-contaminated patients
- prevention of cross-contamination by airborne substances via the hospital's ventilation system or other means
- post-emergency critique and follow-up of drills and actual emergencies
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3-6. What should be an element of a hospital's Emergency Response Plan (ERP)?
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