Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Disaster Med. 2012 Summer;7(3):175–188. doi: 10.5055/ajdm.2012.0093

TABLE 1B.

COURSE COMPETENCY DOMAIN AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE CATEGORIES

Mobilization: Pre-stage Planning and Team Development
  • ○ Define and Recognize Disaster [A, F]

  • ○ Stop: Establish Safety Plan [D, F, G, H]

  • ○ Develop Clinical Disaster Team (i.e., establish leadership, roles and duties) [D, F, G, H]

  • ○ Select and Don Appropriate PPE and Equipment [F, G, H]

Clinical Disaster Operations and Communications
  • ○ Establish Operations Command (i.e., assume team roles) [C, D, E, H]

  • ○ Establish Communications with Health Care Authority; Activate Healthcare System’s EOP/ICS [C, D, E, H]

  • ○ Appropriately Report Scene Information and Needs (i.e., maintain situational awareness) [C, D, E, H]

  • ○ Optimize Teamwork and Coordinate Tasks [C, D, E, H]

Protect and Preserve Human Life and Continuity of Health Care Facility During a Disaster
  • ○ Ensure Personal Safety [C, D, E, F, G, H]

  • ○ Ensure Safety of Patients, Families, and Staff [D, E, F, G, H]

  • ○ Accurately Assess, Reassess and Care for Patients (START Triage) [D, E, F, G, H]

  • ○ Ensure Continuity of Patient Care Operations [D, E, F, G, H]

  • ○ Preserve Integrity and Conservation of the Physical Plant [D, E, F, G, H]

  • ○ Perform Maneuvers to Save Simulated Patients During Disaster Scenario [F, H]

Demobilization
  • ○ Ensure Effective Demobilization of Health Care Resources [A, C, F, G]

Clinical Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Awareness
  • ○ Understand Role of Provider to Support Patients and the Community (B, D)

  • ○ Understand Ethical Implications of Patient Care During a Disaster (B, H)

  • ○ Self-Assess Capabilities and Limits as a Provider During a Disaster (B, D)