Customizable Patient Profiles

Mary Russell, EdD, MSN

This collection of patient profiles will help you prepare for any disaster. No need to spend hours creating patient profiles for every disaster exercise you run—we’ve done the work for you! More than 80 patient profiles are conveniently delivered to you via download so you can train staff to make fast, intelligent decisions based on visual and clinical presentation. Teach your staff how to make quick and informed patient care decisions with this emergency preparedness tool.

These customizable patient profiles allow you to:

• Satisfy Joint Commission requirements for testing your emergency operations plan
• Conduct realistic disaster exercises at your facility, even if you do not have enough volunteers to simulate the real thing
• Prepare for all types of disasters, including mass casualty, radiological, chemical, and biological incidents
• Train staff to triage a range of clinical presentations during a disaster

About the Author:

Mary Russell, EdD, MSN, has been involved in a spectrum of emergency preparedness planning at the local, county, and state levels, including serving on several national committees. Her background includes sustained active practice as an emergency nurse at Boca Raton (Florida) Regional Hospital; as an emergency preparedness coordinator during multiple disaster events; and as a chairperson and steering committee member for the Healthcare Emergency Response Coalition in Palm Beach County, Florida. She is also the author of multiple emergency management books.