Using prospective hazard analysis to assess an active shooter emergency operations plan

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan J. Card ◽  
Heidi Harrison ◽  
James Ward ◽  
P. John Clarkson
Keyword(s):  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Active Shooter ◽  
Emergency Operations ◽  
Emergency Operations Plan

Emergency operations program is an excellent platform to deal with in-hospital operation disaster

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-273
Author(s):  
Frederick B. Rogers, MD, MS, FACS ◽  
William McCune, MPH ◽  
Shreya Jammula, BS ◽  
Brian W. Gross, BS ◽  
Eric H. Bradburn, DO, MS, FACS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Trauma Center ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Air Conditioning System ◽  
Emergency Operations ◽  
Sudden Loss ◽  
Incident Command ◽  
Level Ii ◽  
Emergency Operations Plan

Described herein is the utilization of the hospital's Emergency Operations Plan and incident command structure to mitigate damage caused by the sudden loss of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system within the entire operating room suite. The ability to ameliorate a devastating situation that occurred during working hours at a busy Level II trauma center can be ascribed to the dedication of the leadership and clinical teams working seamlessly together. Their concerted efforts were augmented by adherence to an established protocol that had been thoroughly substantiated and practiced during numerous training simulations. This resulted in successful and timely resolution of an internal crisis that crippled the surgical capabilities of the sole trauma center in the county. After thorough investigation and identification of the issues that contributed to the malfunction, redundancies were built into the system to ensure that a similar incident did not occur again.

Ethical Leadership in Troubling Times

2019 ◽  
pp. 140-160
Author(s):  
Patricia Ann Traynor-Nilsen
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Ethical Responsibility ◽  
Active Shooter ◽  
Planning Team ◽  
Emergency Operations ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Elementary And Secondary Education ◽  
Ethical Leader ◽  
The U.S

An administrator in a PK-12 setting has is an ethical responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone on campus. With an increasing number of safety incidents on school and university campuses throughout the country, the development and maintenance of a school emergency operations plan (EOP) everyone knows, understands, and follows is imperative. This chapter presents a format to make sure students, staff, parents, and any others on campus at the time of an incident are safe. Following the blueprint created by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, this chapter walks the planning team through the necessary steps to create a safe plan to follow in the event of an emergency. Special interest is provided dealing with an active shooter incident. The decisions the leader makes can have a positive or negative impact on the student/staff at the site. An ethical leader needs to plan for the worst and have staff prepared to deal with the worst with the hopes of never having to implement the plan.

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