EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL - Department of Health

CODE BROWN
ECC NURSE CO-ORDINATOR OR SENIOR NURSE
• Arrange re-allocation or recall of staff, (including SSA and PSC’S, nursing,
social workers, psychiatric clinical nurse consultant, pastoral care and volunteer
workers).
• Give staff list to PSC. Full medical, nursing and ancillary staff list kept in
Emergency Director’s copy of hospital emergency procedures manual.
• Organise disaster triage station in Ambulance Bay.
• Access disaster admission packs kept in disaster cupboard. (Contents in
Appendix 2)
• Distribute Action Cards & Triage Labels.
• Ensure resuscitation rooms and equipment are adequately stocked and staffed.
• Deputise staff to the Primary Care Clinic for minor injuries (After hours minor
injuries to be triaged to the waiting room).
• Open emergency office area and deputise pastoral care, clerical staff medical
students or volunteers to attend telephone calls for patient inquiries. The
telephone extension numbers are: 4388, 4387, 4386, 4385 and 4384.
• These staff will have access to computer terminals and will be able to assess
whether a patient is registered and their triage type.
• Request extra staff from other Care Centre Nurse Unit Managers.
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