DPT 8.0
NBC “Delta” Planning
Planning Phase
•Participate in joint planning
–Work together with EMS, law enforcement, fire, LEPC
–Integrate plan into community-
wide disaster plan
•Develop mutual aid agreements
•Develop policies and procedures
PLANNING PHASE (Continued)

Participate in joint planning.  EMS, law enforcement, and hospital disaster planners need to work together to develop an organized approach to disasters and mass casualty events.  To be successful, pre-hospital and hospital disaster plans need to be effectively integrated into the community disaster plan.  This planning may be best accomplished through existing committees, such as the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), or in association with the local fire chief and local emergency management officials.

Develop mutual aid agreements.  Hospitals and EMS providers should jointly develop mutual aid agreements concerning patient transport, hospital transfers, and sheltering during a mass casualty situation.  Anticipating that the closest hospitals to the incident will see the majority of casualties, EMS should transport the less severely injured patients to outlying medical facilities to help ensure adequate medical care to all disaster victims.

Develop policies and procedures.  Formulate policies and procedures that address staff safety and personal protection, and standardize the hospital’s approach to identifying, decontaminating, and treating contaminated victims.