Emergency Management in the Laboratory

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periodic drills for all potential internal and external disasters

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emergency drill and evaluation

Question 2

should address the potential accident or disaster before it occurs and test the preparedness of the
workers for an emergency situation.

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Drills

Question 3

_ for the accident and practicing the response to the accident reduces the panic that results when
the correct response is not followed

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Planning

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emergencies sometimes called _

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disasters

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(anything that prevents normal operation of the laboratory), do not
occur only in the hospital-based laboratories

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emergencies

Question 6

Freestanding laboratories, physician office laboratories, and
university laboratories can be affected by _ that occur in the building or in the community.

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emergencies

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crucial to being able to experience an emergency situation and recover enough to
continue the daily operation of the laboratory

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emergency planning

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a safety risk assessment, _ should be conducted

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hazard vulnerability

Question 9

helps to identify all of the potential emergencies that may have an impact on the
laboratory.

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hazard vulnerability analysis

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should be developed and practiced so that the laboratory worker knows the backup procedures and can implement them quickly during an emergency or disaster situation

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policies and procedures

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when the potential are identified, what’s next?

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policies and procedures

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measures to reduce the adverse effects of the emergency

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mitigation

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design of procedures, identification of resources that may be used, and training in the procedures

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preparedness

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actions that will be taken when responding to the emergency

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response

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procedures to assess damage, evaluate response, and replenish supplies so that the laboratory can
return to normal operation

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recovery

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to communicate safety policies to the employees.

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safety committee/department safety meetings

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for code compliance and safety features.

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review of equipment and supplies purchased for the laboratory

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review of goals and performance as well as a review of the
regulations to assess compliance in the laboratory

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annual evaluation of the safety program

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manifests as a sudden catastrophic event, at a localized site or “hot zone.”

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overt incident

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Property damage may occur, and the victims are immediately and obviously injured

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overt incident

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An explosion or bomb detonation is a type of _

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overt incident

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principally responsible for supporting the clinical medical response to trauma, chemical exposure, or other potential insults affecting a surge of presenting victims.

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laboratory staff

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classically represented by dispersal or spread of an infectious agent.

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covert incident

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Victims present over time, potentially at many geographically disparate sites.

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covert incident

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Early incident detection
and epidemiology will be difficult.

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covert incident

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have a unique role in both
incident recognition and agent identification.

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laboratorians

Question 27

in the event of disaster, duty of _ will be to assure that the
number of future casualties is limited.

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public health officials, federal health officers, epidemiologist

Question 28

These officials may want to know details concerning individual patients and casualties, and in
some cases they may want samples and microbial isolates for further testing.

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public health officials

Question 29

Interaction with
these public health officials may be perceived as a _ to laboratorians whose priority it
is to treat surviving patients.

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distraction

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their assistance is critical to protecting the public health

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public health officials

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implement to ensure the most urgent testing is available

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triage testing

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menu of laboratory test will be necessary for _

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acute care

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inclusion of laboratory test

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blood-gases and co-oximetry
electrolytes
hepatic, basic metabolic profiles
hemograms, coagulation studies
pseudocholinesterase

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laboratory test used an high level/longer-term care

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microbiological
serology
toxicological

Question 35

If the disaster/crisis situation exists for more than 24 hours, the laboratory must _

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maintain delivery of critically needed supplies

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It is appropriate to consider and cooperate with community response plans includes

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resource-sharing in laboratory’s own plan

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A plan must be in place for transporting specimens to

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reference laboratories

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because it is difficult to predict the biological and chemical toxins likely to be encountered in man-made disaster, laboratory should?

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seek guidance, have list of lab that are available to perform identification

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sites that the institution knows will be able to deliver emergency power during a power outage

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emergency power outlets/UPS devices