Advise the Incident Commander or Operations Section Chief, as assigned, on issues related to pediatric emergency response.
Update Secondary Person Responsible:
Documents/Tools:
• Incident Action Plan
• Hospital emergency operations plan
• Hospital organization chart
• Hospital telephone directory
• Radio/satellite phone
• Local public health reporting forms
1. Receive appointment and briefing from the Incident Commander or Operations Section Chief, as assigned.
2. Read this entire Job Action Sheet and review incident management team chart (HICS Form 207). Put on position identification.
3. Notify your usual supervisor of your HICS assignment.
4. Document all key activities, actions, and decisions in an Operational Log (HICS Form 214) on a continual basis.
5. Meet with the Command staff, Operations and Logistics Section Chiefs and the Medical Care Branch Director to plan for and project pediatric patient care needs.
6. Communicate with the Operations Section Chief to obtain:
• Type and location of incident
• Number and condition of expected pediatric patients
• Estimated arrival time to facility
• Unusual or hazardous environmental exposure
7. Request staffing assistance from the Labor Pool and Credentialing Unit Leader, as needed, to assist with rapid research as needed to determine hazard and safety
information critical to treatment and decontamination concerns for the pediatric victims.
8. Provide pediatric care guidance to Operation Section Chief and Medical Care Branch Director based on incident scenario and response needs
9. Ensure pediatric patient identification and tracking practices are being followed.
10. Communicate and coordinate with Logistics Section Chief to determine pediatric:
• Medical care equipment and supply needs
• Medications with pediatric dosing
• Transportation availability and needs (carts, cribs, wheel chairs, etc.)
11. Communicate with Planning Section Chief to determine pediatric:
• Bed availability
• Ventilators
• Trained medical staff (MD, RN, PA, NP, etc.)
• Additional short and long range pediatric response needs
12. Ensure that appropriate pediatric standards of care are being followed in all clinical Collaborate with the PIO to develop media and public information messages specific to pediatric care recommendations and treatment.
13. Participate in briefings and meetings and contribute to the Incident Action Plan, as requested.
14. Document all communications (internal and external) on an Incident Message Form (HICS Form 213). Provide a copy of the Incident Message Form to the Documentation Unit.
Ongoing Duties:
1. Continue to communicate and coordinate with Logistics Section Chief the availability of pediatric equipment and supplies.
2. Coordinate with Logistics and Planning Section Chiefs to expand/create a Pediatric Patient Care area, if needed.
3. Continue to monitor pediatric care activities to Ensure needs are being met.
4. Meet regularly with the Operations Section Chief and Medical Care Branch Director for updates on the situation regarding hospital operations and pediatric needs.
