Checklist on essential steps in disaster control and management

Essential steps	Yes	No	Remarks
Declaration of disaster
Creation of an incident command with a commander, a messenger and a runner
Notification of Department Disaster Control Director
Senior House Officer on duty
Hospital Disaster Preparedness Committee
Chief of Clinics
Hospital Director
Department Assistant Chair for Service
Department Chair
Mobilization of surgical and parasurgical staff
Surgical Team on Duty Surgical Team Pre-duty Surgical Team Post-duty
Surgery Consultants Specific specialty consultants General surgery consultants
Parasurgical staff – nurses Emergency Room Operating Room Surgery Ward
Mobilization of other medical staff as indicated
Mobilization of ancillary services (laboratory, x-ray, pharmacy, etc)
Organization Incident command Triage officer Holding and treatment areas Traffic control Patients’ log Relatives information area Press conference
Control of disaster Triage
Treatment
Referrals
Traffic control
Patients’ log
Relatives Information Area
Press conference
Decongestion and post-disaster reconstruction
Post-disaster evaluation and reporting