Surge Significantly, strategies with regards to the management of patient surge in healthcare centers during the hurricane attack should be dealt with. In view of this, the following five methods should be done by healthcare facilities.
1.) Immediate deployment of 300 or more healthcare staffs per million in urban areas. At the same time, 125 patient care personnel should be assigned in rural areas.
2.) Treatment, triage and disposition of about 500 pediatric and adult patients per 1 million of population who are experiencing trauma or acute illness that requires hospitalization should be done.
3.) All members of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH) should conduct trainings regularly that focus on disaster response especially during hurricane events.
4.) Currently, there is a shortage of healthcare staffs in the US, therefore, the NAPH should address this concern through augmenting the number of …show more content…
In particular, these incidents require additional healthcare staff, communication, resources, and preparations. In the beginning, the emergency plan for mass casualty incidents are triggered by reports of an upcoming hurricane. It is then followed by the actual implementation and carrying out of the plan. Accordingly, the most efficient strategy for this kind of event is the triage plan. In detail, the triage nurse and triage officer will assign triage categories to all patients. These are as follows: (a)Green- for patients with minor injuries and can wait for the right treatment; (b)Yellow- patients who are relatively stable but needs added medical attention; (c)Red- patients who are in a critical condition and needs a life-saving care; (d)Black- deceased patients. Moreover, hospital departments including the blood bank, pharmacy, radiology, respiratory, and lab services should also be ready for the patient
1.) Immediate deployment of 300 or more healthcare staffs per million in urban areas. At the same time, 125 patient care personnel should be assigned in rural areas.
2.) Treatment, triage and disposition of about 500 pediatric and adult patients per 1 million of population who are experiencing trauma or acute illness that requires hospitalization should be done.
3.) All members of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH) should conduct trainings regularly that focus on disaster response especially during hurricane events.
4.) Currently, there is a shortage of healthcare staffs in the US, therefore, the NAPH should address this concern through augmenting the number of …show more content…
In particular, these incidents require additional healthcare staff, communication, resources, and preparations. In the beginning, the emergency plan for mass casualty incidents are triggered by reports of an upcoming hurricane. It is then followed by the actual implementation and carrying out of the plan. Accordingly, the most efficient strategy for this kind of event is the triage plan. In detail, the triage nurse and triage officer will assign triage categories to all patients. These are as follows: (a)Green- for patients with minor injuries and can wait for the right treatment; (b)Yellow- patients who are relatively stable but needs added medical attention; (c)Red- patients who are in a critical condition and needs a life-saving care; (d)Black- deceased patients. Moreover, hospital departments including the blood bank, pharmacy, radiology, respiratory, and lab services should also be ready for the patient