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n an emergency,
there's no time to
waste. From bad
weather to bad out-
comes, your staff must
be prepared to
respond to all sorts of
emergencies — know-
ing what to do and
whom to call when
disaster strikes. But if,
like us, you have as many as 20 emergency policies ranging from haz-
ardous material spills to hurricanes, it can be difficult just locating the
specific policy you need.
Our solution: We created a flip book that puts our crisis response
guidelines at our staff's fingertips. Download a PDF of our 18-page flip
book at outpatientsurgery.net/forms. It's easy to make. You simply
cut each title page on the dotted line, layer the different-sized pages
consecutively and bind at the top with a loose leaf binder ring.
A flip book hangs at each nurses' station. When, for example, the
snow starts falling here in Denver, staff can flip open the orange
WINTER WEATHER AND BLIZZARDS tab, which tells them what they need
to do to help incoming staff as well as staff working through the
inclement weather.
Lisa Fagan, MSN, MBA
Denver (Colo.) Surgery Center
lfagan@denversurgerycenter.com
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Make Your Own Crisis Response Flip Book
• CRISIS COLORS This flip book is an easy way to keep all the details of your facil-
ity's emergency procedures handy for quick reference.
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Surgery
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