SIMULATION EXERCISES IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA Cover Image

SIMULACIJSKE VJEŽBE U ZDRAVSTVENOM SUSTAVU REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE
SIMULATION EXERCISES IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Author(s): Dijana Lujanac
Subject(s): Security and defense, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Visoka škola “CEPS – Centar za poslovne studije” Kiseljak
Keywords: evacuation; crisis; plans; rescue; security; training; health system;

Summary/Abstract: Health care institutions present a special set of security challenges, so more than any other institution they must exude a sense of security and safety. According to the Law on Occupational Safety, the employer is obliged to establish an Emergency Evacuation and Rescue Plan and to familiarize it with all workers. The exercise should be conceived and performed in a way that is similar to the actual situation, which is a good indicator for acting in possible future interventions. The aim of the exercise is to train and check the competence of responsible persons in carrying out evacuation and rescue, to check the manner of reporting danger, and to train and check the ability of primarily medical staff to safely leave the endangered area, evacuation and rescue of patients. for the safety of both patients and staff. Analysis and preparation of reports on the so-called exercise. "Lessons learned", where all relevant data and answers are collected from which short and simple messages for the future should be drawn, which should definitely be included in future Evacuation and Rescue Plans and updating of existing Crisis Intervention Plans.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Language: Croatian