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Hospital Emergency Checklist from World Health Organization
We recently discovered an interesting document from the World Health Organization (WHO) called the “Hospital Emergency Checklist: An all-hazards tool for hospital administrators and emergency managers.” (You can download a copy of the report here. Although the tool is mainly used for European hospitals by the European region of the WHO it’s a useful tool for ...
The Difference Between a Crisis, Emergency, and Disaster
We’re often asked, “What’s the difference between a crisis, an emergency, and a disaster?” Frquently, everyone in the emergency response industry uses these terms interchangeably, but they actually mean three very different things. Here’s the difference: Emergency An emergency is a situation that requires immediate attention, but is usually small in scale. A personal injury ...
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Emergency Management Alliance of Indiana Conference, October 24 – 26
Lighthouse Readiness Group is looking forward to the Emergency Management Alliance of Indiana Conference on October 24 – 26, 2012 at 7202 E. 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN. We will be in the exhibitor’s hall all day on October 24th, and from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm on October 25th. The agenda for the EMAI Conference ...
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Is Your College Prepared for an On-Campus Emergency? [INFOGRAPHIC]
In the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007 and again in 2011, as well as numerous other natural disasters and emergencies, college campuses are doing everything they can to make sure they can communicate with students during an emergency. But do they have an Emergency Operations Plan in place? What about a Continuity ...
What is HICS (Hospital Incident Command System)?
The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) works like other Incident Command Systems, within the National Incident Management System (NIMS). While a regular ICS is geared toward first responders who are reacting to a large-scale emergency or public health officials dealing with a public health crisis, the HICS is geared strictly toward hospitals. It’s an incident ...
How Important is NIMS to Hospital Readiness?
Imagine getting word that your hospital needs to respond to an emergency that will involve more than half the staff. Maybe it’s an earthquake, a fire, or a large-scale accident. Or it’s an internal emergency, like a workplace shooting or abducted infant. How will you and your staff respond? How will you make sure that ...
What is the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?
If you’re new to the world of Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response, you’re probably hearing about NIMS, but may not be quite sure what it is. In short, it’s the National Incident Management System. While it’s a multi-faceted doctrine created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), it’s most known for its Incident Command System, ...
Training Center Facilities and Functions at Lighthouse Readiness Group
We’re pretty proud of our training center at Lighthouse Readiness Group, where we host hospitals, local health departments (LHDs), and county emergency managers for their training exercises and drills. We’re able to run individualized hospital scenarios and exercises with escalating events to simulate whatever hot button issues LHDs and EMs are facing. Whether it’s a ...
Three Qualities of a Successful Incident Commander
In any emergency response, there is always one person responsible for running the entire operation, with strong, capable people working for him or her. Thanks to the expertise and skills of those people, the incident commander’s job should be somewhat easy. But there are also some qualities the incident commander will need in order to ...
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