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RESOURCES REQUIRED
There must be enough radiology personnel (radiologists, technicians, and support staff), equipment, and supplies to care for 300 injured patients.
Which of the above resources, if any, necessitated additional expenditures over those currently planned for your department?
Based on your experience implementing the template, what resources should be added to the "Required Resources" section?
Which of the above resources, if any, caused you the biggest concerns or problems? (Please explain.)
What were the most significant barriers you encountered related to the "Required Resources"?
ACTION STEPS 1. Develop a management plan and call list for the radiology department to use during a mass casualty event.
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2. Drill the plan, involving radiologists for immediate ("wet") readings of plain films and special studies.
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3. When disaster patients arrive, a radiology ultrasound technician should be available in the emergency department to support the performance of an immediate FAST (Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma) exam.
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4. If an ultrasound technician is not available to conduct a FAST exam the emergency physicians and trauma surgeons should be trained to conduct one.
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How many people were (or will be when the training is completed) involved in the training?
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* Was/Is the required training readily available?
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5. Conduct an imaging equipment survey; evaluate the status of the equipment for multiple traumas, making sure there are adequate amounts of portable equipment available and update the status if needed.
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6. Establish a protocol for augmenting patient movement and monitoring in the radiology department. Afterwards, review the availability of patient monitoring personnel and equipment to enhance departmental throughput, especially for studies such as CT scans.
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