Health Services Organization in the Event of Disaster (PAHO): Chapter 6: Implementing the plan in hospitals: Workday

Health Services Organization in the Event of Disaster (PAHO)

Chapter 6: Implementing the plan in hospitals

		General objectives of the plan
		Activating the plan
		Triage
		Resources for the triage area
		Casualty identification criteria
		Human resources
		Family information center
		Medical and support services
		Capacity and general means of attaining the objectives
		Identification of hospital staff
		Transportation of hospital staff
		Arrival of casualties by air
		Ambulance fleet
		Press area
		Director of the public relations office
		Morgue
		Workday
		Women's volunteer corps
		General coordination instructions
		Activities of other divisions, departments, or units
		Coordinator's instructions to all units and departments
		Final considerations
		Termination of the disaster plan

Workday

For purposes of implementing the plan, a 12-hour workday will be established from the moment it goes into effect. There will be two shifts: one from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and the other from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. of the following day.

It will be the responsibility of department heads to see that unit chiefs organize these shifts and send a copy of the staffing sheets to the hospital management.