Disaster fire
Maintaining Quality and Safety During a Disaster: Student Worksheet
Reflection:
Which patients were the hardest to tag? Why?
What are some ethical dilemmas and challenges you faced when assigning triage levels according to the algorithm in contrast to how we usually think about patient-centered care and resource allocation?
What is the role of good communication in ensuring that the victims were triaged appropriately and were handed off safely to other care providers?
How does communication between members of the healthcare team in an out of hospital, disaster situation differ from communication in the hospital between members of the healthcare team at shift change, huddles, multidisciplinary rounds, or other common exchanges?
List two personal strengths or contributions and two personal limitations you identified in yourself as a member of this team.
What was the process your team used to identify a triage level and answer the discussion questions? Did any member get designated (formally or informally) as the team leader?
How did your team demonstrate consistency and respect for each other when you had differing opinions related to how a victim should be triaged or how to respond to a scenario?
How did you come to a consensus when you and your team members disagreed on a triage level? If your group had a team leader, what did they do to help facilitate consensus?
How does the algorithm help support the safety and quality of resource allocation? What were some patient safety concerns or limitations that were discovered when triaging patients according to the algorithm?
