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External Emergency Plan/Mass Casualty Incident Plan - Christchurch Hospital

These plans are contained in the Christchurch Hospital Emergency Procedures Manual, which is available on all wards and departments. Details of how and when the Mass Casualty Incident Response is activated are provided, and unit-specific responses are explained. These plans may be activated at any time. It is your responsibility to know your role in the plan.

When you are advised that the Emergency Response has been activated, you should immediately report to the senior member of your clinical team, usually on your home ward.

In general, your first responsibility is to your clinical team. If this team has an active responsibility for the acute management of casualties from the incident, you will work under the general jurisdiction of the Emergency Department Controller.

If your team does not have this direct responsibility, there will be several ways in which you may be asked to assist:

• Clearing your team's patients from the Emergency Department to create space for the Mass Casualty Response.
• Identifying inpatients who could be transferred or discharged, to accommodate the influx of patients from the incident. These could be Surgical/Orthopaedic/Rehabilitation and/or Medical, depending on the incident.

  Note: The Gridlock tasks are based on the same principles and the cue cards are a useful prompt.

If you are unclear about any aspect of the Emergency Plans, Christchurch Hospital has an Emergency Planner who can be contacted on 81686 or email bruce.hall@cdhb.health.nz.

Topic Code: 1738