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.?
Cindy Notobartolo (Tool User from Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD): They draw your attention to the fact that these populations might be in your hospital, but they do not give specifics about how to manage those sub-populations. You need to call in experts, most likely, to oversee that. That is where your comments section and other things come in. You can put those down under those categories, when you become aware of them, such as your behavioral health populations and other subcategories. Mollie Jenckes (Tool Developer, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC)): The evaluation tools allow the user to identify the subpopulations that may need special provisions, e.g., children, elderly. From there it is necessary to refer to your hospital’s policies in dealing with that specific group. As an example, children are particularly vulnerable during an attack for multiple reasons, including their generally smaller stature, placing them closer to the ground where g
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