Question

With reference to the components of a major incident plan, explain why it is important to have a comprehensive major incident plan when dealing with a mass disaster and what that plan should include.

Answer 1

large-scale incidents or disasters may severely affect the hospital's basic infrastructure (e.g., electricity, telephones, water supply), it is increasingly recognized that "continuation of operations" is an important issue to be covered in planning, and that this requires coordination with services and authorities external to the health care facility itself. Essential components of the plan An activation response, An internal/external communication plan, A plan for coordinated patient care - Security plans, ldentification of external resources, A plan for people management and traffic flow. A data management strategy, Deactivation response, Post-incident response, A plan for practice drills, Anticipated resources, Mass causality incident planning - An education for all of the above.