Implementing the incident command system in the healthcare setting.
The author discusses a new requirement in NFPA 99 for healthcare facilities--the implementation of an Incident Command System in the event of a disaster. He offers suggestions on how facilities can change their disaster plans to meet this new standard.
Huser
T J
TJ
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Carmel, IN, USA.
D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000592:standards*; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D012308:Risk Management; D012637:Security Measures / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States