Hospital-Based Emergency Preparedness Evacuation of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit—the Smallest and Most Vulnerable Population

• 2013

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• Meg Femino; Susan Young; Vincent Smith
PMID: 23283279DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0b013e31827b8bc5

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This retrospective review provides lessons learned after an evacuation exercise in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) due to a simulated catastrophe. Infants were evacuated horizontally and then vertically to a temporary area for transport to other hospitals. Effective communication, essential personnel, flexibility, and creativity were key in disaster management. Developing and practicing contingency plans can help minimize harm to vulnerable patients during emergencies.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Natural Disasters; Trauma

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Hospital Planning; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Manikins; Patient Transfer; Transportation of Patients; Vulnerable Populations

Institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Harvard Medical School

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