MEDICAL
OFFICER'S RESPONSIBILTY FOR EMERGENCY IN THE
COMMUNITY
Community emergency could be disasters, natural or man made.
- prepare and maintain hospital emergency or quick response
team
- establish the triage area
- ensure adequate supplies and resources available
- ensure safe security systems in the system
- ensure that hazardous materials are kept or stored
separately
- maintain infection control practices are in place
- identify the entry and exit room and maintain traffic
control
- priortize indications for emergency surgery
- ensure continuous tracking of availabilty of emergency
supplies
- maintain shift rotations and turn over of the staff