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News, September 2007
www.hospitalnews.com Volume 23, Issue 8
Emergency Services/Critical Care/Trauma/ Emergency Preparedness:
Emergency & trauma delivery systems & emergency preparedness issues facing hospitals. Advances in critical care medicine.
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Disasters - RVH is ready to respond
CBRN training exercise at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie. By Donna Danyluk Neither tornadoes, earthquakes, external chemical spills nor the threat of possible violence during the recent G8 summit, scare Carol Holden. In fact, she says "bring it on!" Well, not exactly. "We plan, prepare and practice and then hope we never have to use the skills," says Holden, Director of Security Services at Barrie's Royal Victoria Hospital. However, Holden is confident that when an emergency occurs she, and her team, will be ready. In fact, by helping other hospitals in North Simcoe Muskoka with training and education in CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear) readiness, she knows they too will be equally confident. "Since 9/11, there has been a huge focus on preparing for worst-case 25
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scenarios including terrorist attacks and natural disasters," says Holden. "Having the G8 Summit in Huntsville provided us with another opportunity to review and exercise our plan and educate and train everyone else. It is the chance to redefine roles and responsibilities and apply them to any emergency situation no matter how big or small." While there had always been an emergency plan at RVH,
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it was not always executed in the same manner as other local community responders (police, fire, paramedics). That's when Holden took the initiative and helped create a plan that now has every emergency responder in the community talking the same language. "The most dramatic change has been the ability for community responders to communicate in a standardized language through an Incident
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Management System. This multi-agency approach provides for organized leadership and response to emergency situations while ensuring effective communication," says Holden. This is accomplished through the establishment of an Incident Command Centre at a location near the site of the emergency. It is the place where leaders from all involved agencies gather to form a unified command post. The various leaders also have pre-designated roles regardless of the emergency so they address the situation immediately. At RVH the Senior Leaders undertake their Incident Continues on page 8 PM# 40065412
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