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 ◽  
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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.

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
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