Hospital incident command system

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For this journal activity, you will prepare a reflection paper. Reflect on the concepts you have learned during your readings pertaining to the hospital incident command system (HICS). There are many times when the hospital will be involved in an emergency situation, either internally or externally, requiring the establishment of a HICS (e.g., during a pandemic or an active shooter/threat situation). In preparation for your journal, consider the questions below. What are some of the necessary steps that would need to be taken regarding the establishment of HICS and triaging any incoming patients to your hospital? How would you communicate with local agencies that are willing to assist you during times of extreme circumstances during an active shooter/threat situation with multiple victims being transported to your location? What do you understand completely? What did not quite make sense?

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