Table 4.
Exercise outcomes from after action reports for 88 Sites showing the degree to which they met or did not meet criteria for their emergency plans
| Measures | Met | Not met | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Describe the types of events that would lead to the activation of the emergency plan | 79 | 90 | 9 | 10 |
| Describe the procedural steps that activate the emergency plan | 72 | 83 | 15 | 17 |
| Describe the actions your clinic takes once the emergency plan is activated including levels and or branches to the plan | 62 | 72 | 24 | 28 |
| Describe the roles and responsibilities for individuals to activate the plan and carry it out | 72 | 83 | 15 | 17 |
| Describe additional notifications needed to external agencies and activations needed in your clinic | 78 | 89 | 10 | 11 |
| Describe how to participate in an interdisciplinary coordinated response to an emergency | 63 | 74 | 22 | 26 |
| Explain who is responsible for determining if the plan is being followed | 71 | 81 | 17 | 19 |
| Explain how the person responsible will correct the plan if it is not being followed | 60 | 69 | 28 | 31 |
| Explain the actions clinic personnel need to perform to lessen the spread of disease to staff, patients and family members | 55 | 62 | 32 | 37 |
| Describe how clinic will handle surge of infectious patients and maintain infection control practices | 37 | 42 | 51 | 58 |