1Preface
1179.2.14Track your Strategy
21Hospitals and Disasters
1189.2.15Audit your Front Desk
31.1History of hospitals
1199.3Exercise
41.2The modern hospital: 1.2.1Bed Number and Length of Stay
12010ICU Management in Disasters
51.3Ownership and control
12110.1Scope
61.4Financing
12210.2Co-ordination and management
71.5The general hospital
12310.2.1For Effective Co-ordination and Management, Every Hospital Shall Have
81.6Tuberculosis and leprosy hospitals
12410.2.2Planning, Training, and Drill
91.7Mental health facilities
12510.3Information, communication, and documentation
101.8Long-term-care facilities
12610.3.1Information and Communication
111.9Private hospitals
12710.3.2Documentation
121.10The hospice
12810.4Safety and security
131.11Mission hospitals
12910.5Human Resource
141.12Extended health care
13010.6Logistic, supply and finance management
151.12.1Regional Planning
13110.7Continuity of essential support service
161.12.2Disaster Overview
13210.8Triage
171.13Exercise
13310.9Surge capacity of medical response
182Basic Disaster Terminologies
13410.11Patient handling
192.1Classification of Terrorist Threats
13510.12Volunteer involvement and management
202.1.1Chemical
13610.13Area level networking of hospital
212.1.2Biological
13710.14Co-ordination and Collaboration with Wider Disaster Preparedness Initiatives
222.1.3Radiological
13810.15Exercise
232.1.4Nuclear
13911Fire Safety in Hospitals
242.1.5Explosive
14011.1Scope
252.2Planning and Co-ordination
14111.2Expected levels of fire safety
262.2.1Co-ordination Among Local, Regional, State, and Federal Entities
14211.3Structural elements of fire safety
272.2.2Regionalization
14311.3.1Open Spaces
282.2.3Communications
14411.3.2Basement
292.2.4Veterans Health Administration
14511.3.3Means of Escape/Egress
302.3Training and Disaster Drills: 2.3.1Hospital Training and Drills
14611.3.4Internal Staircases
312.4Professional Training Curricula
14711.3.5Protected Staircases
322.5Protecting the Hospital and Staff
14811.3.6External Staircases
332.5.1Protecting the Hospital
14911.3.7Horizontal Exits
342.5.2Protecting Staff
15011.3.8Exit Doors
352.6Exercise
15111.3.9Corridors and Passageways
363Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
15211.3.10Compartmentation
373.1Introduction
15311.3.11Ramps
383.1.1Purpose
15411.3.12Service Shafts/Ducts
393.1.2Scope
15511.3.13Openings in Separation Walls and Floors
403.1.3Planning Assumptions
15611.3.14Fire Stop or Enclosure of Openings
413.1.4Methodology and Results
15711.4Exercise
423.2Summary
15812Design and Safety of Hospital Buildings
433.3Exercise
15912.1Scope
444Concept of Safe Hospital
16012.2Platform criteria
454.1Introduction
16112.3Design Standards
464.2Challenges
16212.4Structural elements
474.3Safe hospital framework
16312.5New Health Facilities
484.3.1Target Audience
16412.6Structural Systems
494.3.2Scope
16512.6.1Material
504.4The vision of the safe hospital
16612.6.2Use of Structural Walls
514.4.1Goals and Objectives
16712.6.3Base Isolation Systems
524.4.2Expected Results
16812.6.4Prohibited Structural Systems
534.5Components of the safe hospitals
16912.7Structural Configuration - Regular Structural Configurations
544.5.1Policies, Legislation, and Norms
17012.8Structural Analysis
554.5.2Co-ordination and Service Delivery
17112.8.1Soil-Foundation System
564.5.3Resource Management
17212.8.2Structural Design
574.5.4Knowledge and Information Management
17312.9Existing Health Facilities
584.5.5Guiding Principles For Implementation of The Safe Hospital Framework in Countries
17412.9.1Building Configuration
594.6Support from global partners for country implementation
17512.9.2Level of Earthquake Shaking to be Considered
604.7Exercise
17612.9.3Structural Design
615Prehospital Care
17712.10Nonstructural elements
625.1Introduction
17812.11Design strategy
635.2Select Instruments And Guidelines
17912.12Non-structural system
645.3A conceptual framework for PEMS assessment tool
18012.12.1False Ceilings
655.3.1Content of Proposed Assessment Tool
18112.12.2Structural Glazing
665.3.2Administration of the Tool - a Proposed Approach
18212.12.3Design Guidelines – Displacement-Sensitive NSEs
675.3.3Survey of Ambulances and PEMS Stations
18312.13Enabling Environment Towards Ensuring Hospital Safety
685.3.4In-depth Interviews
18412.13.1Certified Artisans and Licensed Engineers
695.3.5Advantages and Limitations of the Proposed Tool
18512.13.2Planning, Design, and Construction
705.4Summary
18612.14Accountability
715.5Exercise
18712.14.1Peer Review of Safety of Hospital
726Triage and Management of Polytrauma
18812.14.2Test Facilities
736.1Introduction
18912.14.3Pilot Studies
746.2Triage
19012.15Miscellaneous
756.3Pre-hospital triage : 6.3.1Sort, Assess, Lifesaving intervention, and Treatment/transport
19112.15.1Instrumentation of Hospital Structures
766.4In-hospital triage
19212.15.2Post-Earthquake Assessment of Hospital Structures
776.5Training and education: 6.5.1Teaching Models and Environments
19312.15.3Capacity Building
786.6Exercise
19412.15.4Quality Control
797Some Important Consideration While Making Hospital Emergency Plans
19512.15.5Quality Assurance
807.1Vision
19612.16Exercise
817.2Objectives of the guidelines
19713Disaster Plans for Hospitals
827.3Scope of the guidelines
19813.1Overview
837.4Institutional mechanism
19913.2Classification of Disasters
847.5Implementation of guidelines
20013.2.1Natural Disasters
857.6Scope of awareness generation for hospital safety
20113.2.2Man-made Disasters
867.7Communication goals
20213.3Need For Disaster Planning And Preventive Measures
877.8Stakeholder group
20313.4Key issues in disaster management
887.8.1Primary Target Group
20413.5Plan of action for disaster preparedness
897.8.2Secondary Target Group
20513.6Phases of hospital emergency disaster management plan: 13.6.1Pre-disaster Phase
907.8.3Tertiary Target Group
20613.7Principles of Hospital Disaster Plan
917.9Key elements of awareness generation for hospital
20713.8Staff education and training
927.10Awareness Generation Exercise
20813.9Human Resources Development Plan of Doctors and other health staff: 13.9.1Disaster Preparedness at Various Levels
937.11Exercise
20913.10Need for Disaster Management Plan in Hospitals
948Hospital Incident Command Structure
21013.10.1Emergency Plan for Smaller Hospitals
958.1Introduction
21113.10.2Hospital Networking
968.2Emergency management
21213.10.3Advantages of Hospital Networking
978.3Incident Command System
21313.11Information Management: 13.11.1Health Personnel at Disaster Sites
988.3.1Incident Command Core Concept System
21413.13Managing the Relief Camps
998.3.2Command Structure
21513.14Mortality surveillance
1008.4Exercise
21613.15Nutrition and public health issues: 13.15.1Data on Diseases of Public Health Importance May Help
1019Networking of Hospitals
21713.16Surveillance systems
1029.1Introduction
21813.17Exercise
1039.2Planning your healthcare networking strategy
21914Licensing and Accreditation
1049.2.1Use Consistent Branding
22014.1Scope
1059.2.2Evaluate the Online Patient Experience
22114.2Important definitions
1069.2.3Build a Responsive Website
22214.3Licensing requirements
1079.2.4Test Site Speeds
22314.4Accreditation requirements
1089.2.5Optimize for the Search Engines
22414.5Disaster preparedness measures
1099.2.6Utilize PPC and Display Ads
22514.6Disaster mitigation measures
1109.2.7Leverage Social Media (the right way)
22614.7Licensing requirements
1119.2.8Ask for Reviews
22714.8Capacity building
1129.2.9Follow up with Patient Feedback
22814.9Exercise
1139.2.10Look Into Traditional Media Options
229Appendix
1149.2.11Build Doctor Referrals
230Glossary
1159.2.12Check-in with Current Patients
231List of Abbreviations
1169.2.13Become an Authority in your Field
232Index
