title: Implementing the incident command system in the healthcare setting.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Carmel, IN, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Huser
mesh_terms: 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