HICS & ICS
A _____ Level _____ indicates activation of the emergency operations plan at the highest/ most severe level.
What is a HICS Level 4?
This code indicates a possible fire in the facility
What is a Code Red?
There are _____ types of emergency preparedness plans at PBMC.
What is three?
This extension, also called the code line, is to be used to report emergency codes to the operator.
What is x7777?
The medical center houses it's decon & hazmat response equipment in this location.
What is the Emergency Management Cache/ Prompt Care Closet?
The hospital incident command system (HICS) was derived from this old system.
What is the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS)?
This code indicates restricted access to the facility.
What is a Code Lockdown?
This plan covers general facility preparedness and response to all hazards incidents.
What is the Emergency Operations Plan/ Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan?
These phones, located throughout the Medical Center, are to be used in emergencies, if the normal telecommunications system is not working.
What are the POTS (red) phones?
This code indicates a possible evacuation of patients.
What is a Code Green?
This position is responsible for obtaining needed supplies, equipment, and providing support to incident personnel.
Who is the Logistics Section Chief?
This code indicates a possible active shooter or weapons related incident in the facility.
What is a Code Silver?
An important part of emergency preparedness, PBMC conducts disaster exercises a minimum of ____ times a year. At least one of these exercises is required to involve patient surge and ____ involvement.
What is two & community?
The hospital command center is located in these rooms.
What are Conference Rooms A, B, & C?
TRUE OR FALSE - There are four permenant emergency generators at the medical center.
What is false?
This position is responsible for determining strategies and tactics, and is responsible for all tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives.
Who is the Operations Section Chief?
This code indicates an infant or child abduction, or missing infant or child.
What is a Code Adam?
This committee, consisting of a multi-disciplinary group of leadership, is charged with planning, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation efforts at PBMC.
What is the Emergency Management Committee?
This is an important tool used in HICS that describes the roles and responsiblities for each position within the incident management team/ hospital command center.
What are Job Action Sheets (JAS)?
This regulatory agency instituted a new rule detailing a large number of emergency preparedness requirements in November of 2016.
What is CMS?
This position establishes incident objectives, assigns roles, and has overall responsibility for the Incident.
Who is the Incident Commander?
This code indicates a possible contaminated patient presenting to the facility.
What is a Code Decon?
This is the top hazard on the 2018 Homeware HVA
What is Winter Storm Blizzard?
The back-up hospital command center is located in this room.
What is the Emergency Management Office?
First team to have all team members stand up and touch the top of your head with both hands wins.
And the winner is...