EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Emergency Response



Emergency Response

Simulation

Answer A. Role of Public Health Personnel

The role of health care personnel's is dependent upon the level and kind of disaster. During the Franklin County disaster the fundamental responsibilities of public health personnel are as follows: (Noji 2001)

Priority is to protect the life, environment and the property.

Providing fundamental entry level functions of nursing and services to the families and individuals who are under the administration of community.

Provide assistance with the diseases that are transmitted sexually.

Provide nursing services directly for the vaccination of infectious diseases.

Conduct door to door interviews to identify the potential problems

Identification of victims and management of the disease.

Establishment of refugee camps.

Regular exercises of emergency based scenarios.

Acquire sources for the management of particular incidents.

Stay aware and informed about the threats that are associated with the life during the disaster for avoiding any mishaps.

Establish plans to deal with the care needs and emergency situations for the residents.

 

Answer B. Chain of command 

Nurse who provide assistance to the paitients is lawfully obligated to be cognizant of the principles and methods and to obey with the Franklin County Health Department's directions and regulations. Procedures, directions, guidelines, and by-laws of diverse health care organisations can be utilised to characterise the nursing benchmark of care. (Noji 2001)

The community health nurse's reporting authority is the Nurse Manager or administrative supervisor, above to that layer is head of the Department, then Staff chief and then director of the hospital. All of them are reporting to the head of Franklin County Health Department's directors.

 

Answer C. Resources

In case of a disaster the following resources are available for the community health nurses:

First aid kits

Beds

Hearing equipments

Syringes

Wheelchairs

Vehicles

Answer D. Actions of Community Health Nurse

These are actions taken by the community health nurse when came across with likely crisis positions throughout the door to door interviews: (Noji 2001)

Confidence was ...