Managing emergencies and disasters in general practice
Module 2 - Response
If you experience a power outage, report this to your electricity provider. When doing so, request an estimate on how long it will take to get your power back up and running. This information could be sought by, or communicated to, your Emergency Coordinator and then to the wider team.
Implement your plan for loss of utilities. Use your back-up power generators to protect and continue using sensitive equipment such as your computers and certain medical equipment.
Do not go near or touch any electricity equipment has been damaged due to the emergency or disaster. Instead, keep the area clear and report the damage to your .
If you have identified that you no longer have working fridges or appropriate storage for temperature sensitive medicines, activate your medicine management plan.
If you have identified that your computer systems have been affected, implement your business continuity and information preservation plan.
Did you know you can now log your CPD with a click of a button?
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