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Name: ______________________________Department/Institution:____________________________ 5. Every health care facility including physician offices should a. Have a stockpile of personal protective equipment to protect staff while caring for patients in their community during an outbreak. b. Have a business continuity plan that addresses financing, supplies, staffing, emergency power, and essential records. c. Consider the safest means to effectively triage patients. d. All of the above. 6. Every health care facility including physician offices should a. Have a plan/protocol in place to refer patients with signs of mental distress related to a mass casualty incident to the appropriate community resources. b. Collaborate with local community agencies including but not limited to the local hospitals and health departments. c. Annually review infection control measures and disaster response plans with staff. d. All of the above. - 42 -
Name: ______________________________Department/Institution:____________________________ Surge Capacity Planning Contact hours – 1.0 Goals & Objectives Goal To become familiar with the essential components of a surge capacity plan for an influx of potentially infectious patients or victims from a mass casualty event. Objectives • List the essential elements for health care organizations to manage patients with airborne infectious diseases in during routine patient care and during a surge incident. • Determine the amount of personal protective equipment needed in an outbreak of an infectious disease. Test 1. As part of emergency management activities, each health care facility should prepare to respond to an influx, or the risk of an influx of infectious patients by a. Identifying their planned response in their surge capacity plan. b. Changing their mission statement. c. Focusing on wellness initiatives. d. All of the above. 2. The surge capacity plan should include a section that a. Describes the process to prompt early discharge of patients. b. Identifies the patient triage system that is used for a trauma event c. Identifies the triage system used for patients requiring mechanically supported ventilation during a time of limit resources d. All of the above. 3. Relying solely on the early discharge of patients during a mass casualty trauma event may not be as efficient as a. Providing inpatient care in a clinic setting. b. Canceling elective and non emergent procedures. c. Setting up an alternative care site d. None of the above. 4. The entity responsible to establish triage and resource allocation protocols during the disaster and to review triage and resource allocation decisions is the a. Legal counsel for the healthcare organization. b. Chairperson of the Emergency Management committee. c. Highest elected government official. d. Clinical Review Committee or its equivalent. 5. The controls used to contain an influx of patients with an airborne infectious disease identified in the surge capacity plan include a. The written plan for the activation of the negative pressure surge capacity unit in the hospital if available. b. Identification available health care facilities that may be available to provide care to patients requiring Airborne Infection Isolation (AII) rooms. c. Protocols for the safe cohorting of patients requiring Airborne Infection Isolation (AII). - 43 -
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