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Temporary evacuation sites and routes
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Safe places in physical terms
Places where no more destruction or fires are expected
Places without broken glass and without anything falling down from shelves |
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Places easily accessible from outside
Children should be assembled in a safe area where they can easily be evacuated in case of time. |
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Places where you can communicate with other wards and outside
..More than one evacuation route and shelter should be secured.
Where to evacuate children will differ according to the level of destruction and type of disaster. For emergencies, you should secure more than one evacuation route and sites that meet the requirements stated above. |
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How to provide information about patients in cases where they may be discharged from the hospital or transferred to another ward or hospital
Chaotic situations are expected in emergencies. You need to set up measures in advance to provide necessary information promptly and appropriately.
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Necessary information (Example)
Name, age (birth date), sex, blood type, family contact, name of diagnosis, drugs currently administered, special medical procedures (ventilation pressure, etc.), ID number, physician in charge (name of the facility and ward), and others (should be limited to items essential for sustaining life). |
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How to communicate information about children should be determined in advance for each ward
Ex.1: Ordinary summary to be used
Ex.2: To be described on the back of the nameplate on the bed |
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Confirmation of family members of children to be discharged and recording of the discharge with necessary information.
Some children may be discharged from the hospital after a disaster. You may need to contact their family to pick them up in cases where nobody is accompanying them. If you have never met the persons coming to pick them up, you should not entrust the children to them without identifying that they are actually their family members. It is also necessary to record who returned the child to whom in order to make clear where the responsibility lies. |
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What will be needed if a disaster happens?
What problems would be caused and what supplies would be needed when a disaster happens may differ according to the condition of each ward. You should discuss on a daily basis to have a clear understanding about these issues. |
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Items that should be determined in advance for each ward
