Preparation
Assign an observer and individuals that would be present at the time of the event or who would be contacted during the event.
The individuals participating in the event should focus on following procedures in place for such an event and should consider:
- Staff and patient safety
- Communication
- Equipment
- Personnel
- Utilities
Scenario
It is 9:00 AM on a Saturday morning in the Chemistry laboratory.
- There is an alarm on the reverse osmosis (RO) water filtering system, indicating it is not getting any water from the city water supply.
- At 9:30 AM, a staff member from the ICU calls about not getting STAT results.
- At 10:30 AM, water is restored.
Note: allow participants to react to each individual event in the scenario before moving to another event.
Follow-Up Question
- What needs to be done to recover from the event?
