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Emergency Procedures Handbook

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This Emergency Procedures Handbook was created by Southwest District Health, ID, in 2005 as evidence for Goal 1 of Project Public Health Ready.  The handbook may serve best as a template, rather than an example of content, because the resource is relatively outdated.

This spiral-bound handbook is given to all public health staff as a resource to use during an emergency and is helpful as a guidance for how to handle emergency situations, including agency procedures, and appropriate persons to contact. It includes the following information:

• Emergency phone numbers- For police, district director, state police, road conditions, poison control, and highway emergency.
• News Media- Steps to follow regarding handling the news media and contact information for the agency's public information officer (PIO).
• Fire- Steps to follow in case there is a fire in your building and if you are trapped in a room.
• Earthquake
• Evacuation- Includes general evacuation procedures, and evacuation of persons with special needs.
• Flooding/ Public Disturbances- Steps to follow if there is flooding or a public disturbance, such as a riot, demonstration, etc. 
• Medical Emergencies- Procedures to follow with unconscious victims if rescuer is or is not trained in CPR and with conscious victims.
• Hazardous Materials/ Anthrax
• Bomb/Other Threats- lists the characteristics that may indicate a suspicious or threatening letter or parcel; checklist of information to acquire in bomb threat;

Toolkit:

PPHR Toolkit

Keyword Area:

All-Hazards, Project Public Health Ready

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

Southwest District Health, ID

Submitted:

07/18/2006

Modified:

08/16/2012

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Five most recent user comments

Emergency Handbook
By Amanda Bogard

Tool is not all-inclusive and does not address earthquke, floods, or severe thunderstorms.

Emergency Handbook
By Paula Anderson

As a handbook, content seems lengthy, disproportional and disorganized, although some information is valid (if somewhat dated).