Hospital Incident Command System - Life Cycle of An Incident

Life Cycle of An Incident

The life cycle of an incident includes the following steps:

  • Alert and notification
  • Situation assessment and monitoring
  • EOP Implementation
  • Establishing the HCC
  • Building the ICS structure
  • Incident action planning
  • Communications and coordination
  • Staff health and safety
  • Operational considerations
  • Legal and ethical considerations
  • Demobilization
  • System recovery
  • Response evaluation and organizational learning

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