Mastery Group South

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

New Course Notification - Hospital First Receiver: Hospital Incident Command System

The health and safety training program, one of four modules created specifically for hospital personnel, provides detailed procedures used within the incident command system. It explains and portrays the use of ICS within a healthcare environment and is consistent with the most recent revision of the Hospital Incident Command System (HCIS).

Any incident involving mass casualties from a hazardous material or an event involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) would place healthcare staff and facilities at risk of contamination. The HCIS training defines the elements of HCIS, key positions within the system, the hospital command center, and control zones.

This four part training program follows JCAHO’s accreditation standards for decontamination and emergency planning; and meets the requirements of OSHA for healthcare personnel to be certified at the Operations Level.

AUDIENCE

All healthcare personnel who may be assigned to carry out decontamination procedures during a mass casualty incident.

TOPICS

The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:
Elements of HICS
National Incident Management System
Basics of HICS
HICS concepts
Key Positions
Overview of roles
Activating HICS
Command and general staffs
Sections
Hospital Command Center
Establishing the command center
Forms and recordkeeping
Information and communications
Control Zones
Decon unit
Safety zones
Perimeter control

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives:
Acknowledge the importance of HICS to manage incidents.
Explain the role of hospitals under NIMS.
Explain the purpose of HICS.
List the key concepts of HICS.
Define Unified command.
Use HICS during an incident response.
Explain how HICS is initiated.
List the nine key positions under HICS.
Outline the responsibilities of the Command staff members.
Describe the roles played by each Section.
Operate effectively as part of the Hospital Command Center.
Describe the purpose of the Hospital Command Center.
Explain the process of recordkeeping at an incident.
Explain the importance of communication during an incident.
Protect the hospital by using Control Zones.
List two positions that are activated for mass decontamination.
Describe the activities that take place in each Control Zone.
Explain the importance of perimeter control.