Emergency Management Preparedness Flashcards

Which section of HICS is responsible for managing volunteer clinical staff who arrive during a mass casualty event?

Answer: Labor Pool and Credentialing Unit

The Labor Pool and Credentialing Unit under Logistics verifies credentials and assigns spontaneous volunteers to appropriate clinical roles.

A hospital's Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) must identify which minimum essential functions to be maintained during a disaster?

Answer: Life safety, patient care, and critical infrastructure

COOP prioritizes life safety, core clinical services, and the infrastructure that supports them as the minimum essential functions during disruption.

Under NFPA 110, emergency generators in healthcare facilities are classified by which two primary attributes?

Answer: Type (transition time) and class (runtime duration)

NFPA 110 classifies emergency power systems by Type (how quickly power is restored after outage) and Class (minimum hours of fuel supply).

Which phase of the emergency management cycle focuses on actions taken to reduce the likelihood or impact of a future disaster?

Answer: Mitigation

Mitigation involves long-term risk reduction actions such as retrofitting buildings, relocating utilities, or installing flood barriers before a disaster occurs.

A facility manager is reviewing the hospital's mutual aid agreements. Which document type formally establishes resource sharing terms between hospitals during an emergency?

Answer: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

An MOU defines the pre-negotiated terms under which organizations will share personnel, equipment, or services during a declared emergency.

The START triage system classifies a patient as 'Immediate' (Red tag) based on which primary criteria?

Answer: Respiratory rate >30, radial pulse absent, or altered mental status

START's Immediate (Red) category flags patients with respiratory rate >30, absent radial pulse, or failure to follow simple commands—indicating critical but salvageable status.

Which regulatory body requires hospitals to have an Emergency Operations Plan that addresses six specific critical areas including communications and resources?

Answer: The Joint Commission (TJC)

The Joint Commission's Environment of Care and Emergency Management standards mandate EOPs covering six critical areas: communications, resources, safety and security, staff, utilities, and patient care.