• TOC
  • Page 1
    • I. Executive Summary
    • A. Purpose and Scope
    • B. Distribution
    • 1. Internal Distribution
    • 2. External Distribution
    • 3. Internet
    • C. Planning Assumptions: Human and Material Resources
    • 1. Medical eye care providers
    • 2. Surgical Eye Services, Houston
    • 3. Mobile eye care equipment for disasters: UHCO and PBT eye vans
  • Page 2
    • II. Houston Demographics, Housing, Economy, Geography, Climatology, Transportation and Maps
    • A. Demographics, Housing, Economy
    • B. Geography
    • C. Climate
    • D. Transportation
    • Highways in the Greater Houston Area
    • The Impact of Blocked Highways on Eye Care in Times of Disaster and Evacuation
  • Page 3
    • III. Hazard Risk Assessment and Impact Analysis
    • A. Hurricane
    • B. Flooding
    • C. Tornados
    • D. Fire, Explosion, Chemical Spills, Terrorist Attack
    • Oil Refineries
    • Chemical Plants
    • Examples of Explosions, Texas
    • Examples of Terrorist Attacks, USA
    • Eye Care Needs: Explosion, Fire, and Airborne Chemical/Toxin Release
  • Page 4
    • IV. Disaster Readiness and Assessment Summary
    • A. Disaster Readiness Assessment (CDRA) Ratings
    • B. Resource Directories Maintained by PBT
  • Page 5
    • V. Concept of Operations
    • A. Establish Partnerships with Emergency/Disaster Management Agencies
    • B. Establish Emergency Response Eye Team Database
    • C. Credentialing
    • D. Letters of Understanding and Participation
    • E. Emergency Plan Concept
  • Page 6
    • VI. Implementation of the Plan
    • A. Response Triggers
    • B. Notification of Prevent Blindness Texas
    • C. Emergency Notification Planning Template
    • D. Eye Disaster Team Volunteer "Call-out"
    • E. Medical Equipment and Supplies are delivered (see planning lists below)
    • F. Plan on-going schedule
    • G. Volunteer Command Structure and Responsibilities at Disaster Site
    • H. Emergency Supply Lists
    • Supplies Per group of 25 victims
    • I. Treatment Area Design:
    • J. Medical Template Form
    • K. Ongoing Actions
  • Page 7
    • VII. Reporting Procedures
    • A. Emergency Response Team to boards of HOS, PBT, UHCO
    • B. PBT board to
  • Page 8
    • VIII. Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
  • Page 9
    • IX. Local Government, Voluntary Agencies
  • Page 10
    • X. Evaluation and Maintenance
  • Page 11
    • XI. Fundraising and Public Affairs
    • A. Fundraising
    • B. Public Affairs
  • Page 12
    • XII. Annexes
    • Anex 1, Houston Area Ophthalmologists
    • Annex 2, Houston Area Optometrists
    • Disaster
  • Page 13
    • XIII. Contact Information
    • Prevent Blindness Texas
    • The Houston Ophthalmological Society

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Date last modified: January 21, 2008.
Prevent Blindness Texas
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