It's been a while since I have blogged...I have been swamped.
As I write this I am involved in a project with my institution (via multi-specialty emergency preparedness group) to formulate a patient surge capacity plan for our regional healthcare partners. As a pediatric trauma center, we are helping design a new framework (and hopefully a well oiled network) of adult hospitals with a newly developed arm for pediatric surge events. Beyond helping to develop a new subdivision in existing HICS (Hospital Incident Command System), which is critically important, we hope to launch a new set of training TTP, tools, JIT training materials, and a new Partnership through Pediatric Liaisons (extending our Disaster Response Team's (DRT) own policies, procedures, guiding principles, charter, etc). In addition, we will advise on necessary training, caches, and many other pediatric-centric concepts.
Please check back as I continue to update the progress of this Clinical Emergency Management undertaking.
As always, stay safe. dp
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