OMMC Earthquake Drill Evaluation

June 20, 2006

Post-drill Debriefing Session

Note: The debriefing session(s) should be recorded. Debriefing participants should state their zone / sector when responding.

Questions	YES	NO	Remarks
Did you feel you were notified of the earthquake in a timely fashion?	√		Use of megaphones Loud public address system
Did the incident command center work effectively?		√	Should be at the Information
Did any zone receive incorrect information from the incident command center? If not correct, what specifics do you recall about incorrect information?		√
Was the information from the incident command center received by other zones in a timely way?	√
Were there problems with information flow within the hospital?		√
Were there problems with communication devices (e.g., equipment failure)?		√
Did people have a good understanding of their roles, as defined in the OMMC Earthquake Preparedness and Response Plan?	√
Did all people within the zone respond to the signal of earthquake (at least once out of the 3 signals) by protecting themselves and others from falling debris?	√
Did the sector coordinators observe, evaluate and teach those who do not know what to do during earthquake? If yes, how many?	√
Did all people expected / ordered to evacuate evacuate?	√
Did anybody use the elevators to evacuate?		√
Were the evacuation marshals / sector coordinators effective in the controlling the evacuation process?	√
Was there a bottleneck in the evacuation route?		√
Was there at any one time a tendency to stampede? Was there a stampede?		√
Was the evacuation time fast enough?	√
Was the evacuation team effective in evacuating the mock victims?	√
Were there problems with transporting patients?		√	Need to remedy the ramp at the stairway near ER Wheelchair difficulty
Did nurses and physicians respond quickly to the disaster call?	√
Did the evacuation team respond quickly to the disaster call?	√
Did the security team respond quickly to the disaster call?	√
Was the zone (evacuation holding area) set up when the first mock victim arrived?	√
Was security in place before the first mock victim arrived?	√
Did the triage system work effectively?	√
Were there delays in triage? If so, what triggered these delays?		√
Did the treatment system work effectively? Was there constant monitoring of the patients and victims of earthquake?	√
Were there delays in treatment? If so, what triggered these delays?		√
Was staffing adequate in the treatment area?	√
Were valuables evacuated secured?	√
Overall, was security adequate?	√
Was there a proper ending of the drill?	√
Were memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with outside agencies (e.g., police) activated?	√
Did the hospital appear to work well with city and/or regional disaster agencies?	√
Was there stampede during the evacuation?		√
Were there reported injuries during the drill?		√
Were there reported theft during the drill?		√
Was there significant disruption of services in critical areas during the drill?		√
Did we achieve our objectives for the drill?
To formulate a structured and comprehensive OMMC Earthquake Preparedness Program – tested in 2006.	√
To have an earthquake preparedness and response plan in all organic units in OMMC (Target: all organic units)	√
To provide information and training on earthquake preparedness and response when in OMMC to hospital - staff (Target: at least 400) - patients on earthquake response (Target: 100) - medical secretaries (Target: 30) - visitors (Target: at least 100)	√
To project OMMC as a hospital with an earthquake preparedness program.	√
Was the IEC on OMMC Earthquake Preparedness and Response Plan helpful in facilitating the drill?	√
Did you feel you were able to accomplish what you were assigned to do during the drill?	√

What did you learn from participating in the drill?

Earthquake preparedness

Overall, what parts of the drill went well?

All

What could have been done differently to make the drill run better?

Portable stretchers in each floor

Flashlights

Adopted from Hospital Disaster Drill Evaluation developed by the Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0018 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. The content of this module is intended to provide guidance for hospital disaster drill evaluation and should not be construed as representing standards of care or recommendations on how to respond to specific types of disasters. No statement in this module should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.