Because of high demand during a disaster, the pharmacy has run out of normal saline intravenous solutions and the blood bank is down to 10 units of type O+ blood
The directors of these services would contact which section of the hospital incident command system (HICS) to obtain these supplies? 1. Finance
2. Logistics
3. Planning
4. Operations
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Rationale 1: Finance provides the funding for the operation and assists with recovery of costs.
Rationale 2: Logistics provides the hospital with materials to meet all ongoing needs, such as food, medication, shelter, and other supplies.
Rationale 3: The planning section is responsible for providing a situation status report to hospital workers every 4 to 6 hours and interacts with operations to establish plans for medical staff rotation.
Rationale 4: Operations covers the work of medical care.
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