Incident Command SystemAwareness

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Hospital Emergency Incident Command System
Third Edition June, 1998 Volume II
A Project sponsored by the California Emergency
Medical Services Authority
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The Basics

• Refreshments
• Bathrooms locations
• Breaks
• Feel free to ask questions or get up and stretch
  at anytime

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Course Objectives

• Upon successful completion of this course,
  student will be able to
• Describe the importance and benefits of the
  Incident Command System and HEICS
• Explain the principle features of HEICS
• Demonstrate organizational and communication
  effectiveness
• Describe the principles of implementing HEICS in
  an organization
• Utilize educational tools when presenting HEICS
  to hospital staff.

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Course Contents

• Introduction to HEICS
• ICS Origins and Principles
• Standards and Regulations
• Disaster Plans vs Emergency Management Plans
• History of HEICS
• Why HEICS?
• HEICS Operations
• Principles of Command
• Organizational Chart
• HEICS Job Action Sheets
• Supporting Forms
• HEICS Implementation
• Reference and Resources

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ICS Origins and Principles

• 1970s an inter-agency cooperative effort was
  formed (FIRESCOPE) to develop a common
  organizational system that fire protection
  agencies could use

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ICS Origins and Principles

• Logical Management Structure
• Single chain-of-command instead of multiple
• Defined Responsibilities
• Position checklists
• Must officially receive assignment before
  assuming duties

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ICS Origins and Principles

• Clear Reporting Channels
• Communication
• Communication
• Communication
• Common Language
• No codes or company lingo
• Plain text (English)

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ICS Origins and Principles

• Cost Effective Emergency Planning
• Common among agencies
• Document, document, document

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Standards Regulations

• SEMSThe Standardized Emergency Management System
  requires that local agencies use ICS when
  responding to multi-agency events
• JCAHOThe Joint Commission on Accreditation of
  Health Organizations requires a plan based upon
  ICS and integrated with local emergency response
  agencies

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More than a Disaster Plan

• Disaster Plan
• vs.
• Emergency Management Plan

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History of HEICS

• In 1987, HCNCC adapted ICS to hospitals in
  Earthquake Preparedness Guidelines for Hospitals
• Orange County EMS in 1991 developed first edition
  of HEICS
• 1992 Orange County EMS began work on the second
  edition
• This third edition of HEICS is produced by the
  County of San Mateo EMS Agency in 1997

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Why HEICS?
"The disaster planning committee shall model the
disaster plan on the incident command system
(ICS)." 1996 Edition of the National Fire
Protection Association, Health Care Facilities
Handbook states in chapter 11-4.3,
""One of the best examples of emergency
preparedness through checklists can be found in
The Hospital Emergency Incident Command
System..." August 1997 Healthcare Facilities
Management Series