agencies Flashcards
1
Q
- provide a model for coordinating emergency response
- set common standards
- provides access to federal money
- provides LEMA
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NIMS
National Incident Management System
2
Q
- Head of all hazard response
- Put an all local agencies (fire, EMS, police, public health department)
- Report to city manager council or mayor
- develops EOP : Emergency Operation Plan
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LEMA
Local Emergency Management Agency
3
Q
- predetermines EOC
- same plan for all types of emergencies (supplies, training, 1st responder plan)
- establishes the ICS
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EOP
Emergency Operation Plan
local
4
Q
- predetermined location that all entities involved in the EOP report to
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EOC
Emergency Operation Center
local
5
Q
- ensure responders know their roles and duties
- Ensure responders know whom to report to
- Establishes UC’s
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ICS
Incident Command System
local
6
Q
- establish specialty groups and IC ( incident commander : in charge of each UC group
operations - workers
planning - gathered documents, update info, and provide reports
logistics - infrastructure, transportation, supplies, etc.
finance - record costs
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UC
Unified Command
local
7
Q
- developed by DHS
- Basic guide used for coordinating disaster, relief activities
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NRF
National Response Framework
8
Q
- division of US Department of homeland security DHS
- Coordinate providing treatment, food, and shelter at emergency scene
- Assistance help decisions prior to anticipated disasters
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FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
9
Q
- Enacts the NRF
- Send medical equipment, supplies and teams to disaster scene
- Provide medical transportation (patient)
- Over100 medical teams and 1000 hospitals
- DMATS, DMORT, NPRT
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NDMS
National Disaster Medical System
10
Q
- chain of command that specifies roles
- Written responsibility
- CEO is usually IC
- As a healthcare provider be familiar with your responsibilities
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HICS
Hospital Incident Command System
11
Q
- similar to states EOP
- Required by joint commission, OSHA and receive Medicare funding
- Scalable and practice two times a year
- four components : mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery
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EAP
Emergency Action Plan for Health Care Facility Emergency Response
