Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Course

This training introduces hospital personnel to the Incident Command System (ICS), as it applies to the healthcare environment, and provides a foundation for higher-level ICS concepts.

It describes the history, features, principles, and organizational structure of the ICS.

The HICS course pertains to improving emergency management planning (EMP), emergency management response (EMR), and recovery capabilities following a mass casualty incident (MCI) activation.

It prepares all levels of hospital personnel to integrate with its community’s incident command structure.

Who should take this course?

All hospital personnel (both clinical and non-clinical staff).

What you expect to learn in this workshop:

  1. Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management
  2. Integrating to the community Incident Command System (ICS)
  3. Developing an Emergency Operations Plan
  4. Phase of Mass Casualty Incident Managment (MCIM)
  5. Developing specific Incident Command Objectives i.e. Action Cards
  6. Major Incident Triage (2023 updates)
  7. Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning
  8. Table-Top & Field Drill Exercise

Course Duration:

  • approx. 20 contact hours
 
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