A hospital has been notified that a tornado injured numerous people in a neighboring town and the hospital may receive some victims. How should the hospital administration respond?
1. Immediately implement the hospital's incident command system.
2. Wait until the first victims arrive to implement the hospital incident command system.
3. Implement the positions and functions most likely to be required by the situation and reassess once patients arrive.
4. Notify the emergency department that a drill is possible.
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Rationale 1: There may be no need for this implementation. Another option is indicated.
Rationale 2: Waiting until victims arrive does not allow sufficient time for the system to gear up for an influx of patients.
Rationale 3: This scenario does not provide enough information to justify full-blown implementation of the HICS.
Rationale 4: This is not a drill situation. The emergency department should be notified that there is a potential for an influx of patients.
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