Chapter 8 organizations Flashcards
EOC
emergency operations committe
pre designed location where all responding agencies meet to coordinate
LEMA
local emergency management agency
community agency to coordinate response
NIMS
national incident management system
provides model for coordinating emergency response plan
develops LEMA
UC
unified commands
established if disaster is complicated and requires input of variety of people who will be in charge of specific workforce
ICS
incident command system
management system set up by LEMA to coordinate response to disaster
EAP
emergency action plan
plan required by OSHA that must be practiced 2 a year
EOP
emergency operations plan
establishes the chain of command which includes a plan and inventory
DHS
department of homeland security
NRF
national response framework
guideline for coordinating disaster relief activities
developed by DHS
NPRT
team members are pharmacists who dispense drugs and vaccines
NDMS
national disaster medical system
enacts the NRF
responsible for sending medical equipment and teams to disaster
DMAT
specialized teams that are rapidly deployed to emergency scene to give health care
FEMA
federal emergency management agency
lead federal agency during national declared emergency
coordinates treatment at emergency scene
DMORT
team members include morticians, pathologists, etc who aid in identifying victims
POD
place of distribution
temporary site providing vaccines and medicine
prophlaxys
MOU
the EAP should include agreements with other health care facilities to receive patients should an evacuation be necessary
CDC
center of disease control
participates in the SNS and provides assistance w communicable or infectious disease control
OSHA
requires a written emergency action plan
HICS
hospital incident command system
hospitals required to establish command center to coordinate response to emergency
joint commission act
SNC
storage of medications and vaccines that is decided in packs to be quickly shipped
