Can you describe what the modular guide offers different from the new Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills? When would I use the other?
Mollie Jenckes: The initial publication: Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: A Module-Based Approach should be at every hospital. This document gives a complete review of the activities that need to be evaluated during a drill, and, again, is modular. As you plan your drill and choose to target specific zones (e.g., Incident Command, Decontamination, Triage, Treatment, etc.), you can select the modules you require to evaluate the activities you plan. In a drill where all hospital operations are targeted, all modules may be used.
Related Questions
- Does the Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills address specific considerations for subpopulations which might need special provisions e.g. evaluation and treatment of large numbers of children, patients with language barriers, elderly etc.?
- Has the Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills been used by a critical access hospital with attached long term care? If so, what has been the feedback on the ease of use?
- Is the Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) compliant?
