Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies
Tools and Models for Planning and Preparedness

Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: A Module-Based Approach

File Inventory


Prepared by:

The Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center,
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; and
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    Sara E. Cosgrove, M.D., M.S.
    Mollie W. Jenckes, M.H.Sc., B.S.N.
    Karen Kohri
    Edbert B. Hsu, M.D., M.P.H.
    Gary Green, M.D., M.P.H.
    Carolyn J. Feuerstein
    Christina L. Catlett, M.D.
    Karen A. Robinson, M.Sc.
    Eric B. Bass, M.D., M.P.H.


File Name	Description				Software		Version	File	Size
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01title.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	93KB	1 page
Contents: Title Page
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02acknl.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	75KB	1 page
Contents: Acknowledgments, Suggested Citation
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03abstr.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	61KB	1 page
Contents: Abstract: Introduction, Development of the Evaluation Modules, Content of the 
Evaluation Modules and Addenda
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04conts.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	61KB	1 page
Contents: Table of Contents
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05body.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	198KB	14 pages
Contents: How to Use This Tool: Introduction, Development of the Evaluation Modules, Evaluation 
Modules and Addenda, Evaluation Planning and Execution, Additional Issues
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06tbl1.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	64KB	1 page
Contents: Table 1. Recommended use of evaluation modules and addenda
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07tbl2.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	63KB	1 page
Contents: Table 2. Zone codes and paper color coding
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08fig1.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	58KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 1. Sample page from an evaluation module
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09refs.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	60KB	2 pages
Contents: References
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10modu1.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	126KB	8 pages
Contents: Pre-drill Module
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11modu2.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	144KB	17 pages
Contents: Incident Command Center Zone Module
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12modu3.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	139KB	21 pages
Contents: Decontamination Zone Module
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13modu4.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	177KB	18 pages
Contents: Triage Zone Module
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14modu5.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	127KB	20 pages
Contents: Treatment Zone Module
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15addn1.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	120KB	10 pages
Contents: Biological Incident Addendum
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16addn2.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	100KB	9 pages
Contents: Radiation Incident Addendum
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17addn3.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	60KB	2 pages
Contents: General Observation and Documentation Addendum
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18addn4.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	62KB	2 pages
Contents: Victim Tracking Addendum
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19modu6.pdf	Adobe® Portable Document Format		Adobe® Acrobat®		5.0	60KB	2 pages
Contents: Group Debriefing Module
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20appa.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet		MS Excel®		2002	163KB	4 sheets
Contents: Appendix A. Spreadsheet for Information Collected on Evaluation Modules and Addenda:
Pre-Drill Module, Main Module, Biological Incident Addendum, Radiation Incident Addendum
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AHRQ Publication No. 04-0032
Current as of April 2004


Internet Citation:

Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: A Module-Based Approach. File Inventory, Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: Tools and Models for Planning and Preparedness. AHRQ Publication No. 04-0032, April 2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/hospdrills/hspdrinv-pdf.htm


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