At our facility today, we had to call 911 for one of our members. Everything is okay and our member is doing well. However, it caused me to wonder what roles an activity staff should take during and after an emergency situation.
Every facility has a plan in place in cases of emergency, but often these plans are limited in scope to the medical side of things. This is not a bad thing, though. An emergency requires quick action, teamwork, and an understanding of chain of command; adding too many other details may get in the way, causing us to lose precious minutes that could be used to save someone’s life.
After thinking through how our staff reacted today, I wanted to share five roles that I would encourage my staff to keep in mind in case of emergency.
