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- Purpose
To provide guidelines to be followed by Clinical Nutrition Staff in case of disaster.
- Definitions
- ICU – Intensive Care Unit SLO – Safety Liaison Officer
- CCU – Coronary Care Unit
- HDU- High Dependency Un
Policy Statements
All Clinical Nutrition Staff must attend the hospital emergency preparedness plan training program.
Procedures
- The training shall be conducted during hospital orientation, departmental orientation through hospital drills.
- The department will identify an SLO. This staff member will provide feedback on safety issues to their department head, liaise with Fire Protection Services Department when drills are conducted and review documentation of fire drill evaluation, review documentation for improvement and forward evaluation to department head / director for action.
- It is mandatory for all staff to complete the modules on fire safety and emergency preparedness plan.
- In the event of Code Red call, all Clinical Nutrition Staff should return to the department.
- In the event of Major Disaster, all Clinical Nutrition Staff must remain available to report for duty if required until stand down is called.
- In the event of Major Disaster, all Clinical Nutrition Staff will remain on duty until otherwise directed.
- The auditorium will be the designated reporting station for all staff called in from home and reporting from the wards.
- When Major Disaster is called, the Chief Dietitian will send a staff member to the auditorium to obtain details on what number, type of injuries, ward allocations dietary requirements are necessary.
- The Chief Dietitian will allocate Dietitians to cover critical wards ICU, CCU, HDU, Day Surgery and Ward 8; and any other wards that are allocated beds for patients involved in major disasters.
- The Dietitian will be responsible for ordering for all the enteral feeds in the hospital during this time.
- Prior to possible disaster (Hajj) the Chief Dietitian is to ensure at least 3 months supply of enteral formula is in stock.
Equipment / Forms Electronic system – Intranet – Online Exam
Related References
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