ASC Academy: A Guide to Emergency Drills

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Prepare for Emergencies and Critical Incidents

As more complex cases shift to Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), it becomes increasingly crucial for their outpatient surgery teams to be prepared for emergency situations. Outpatient surgery leaders can enhance the preparedness and response capabilities of perioperative teams in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) with ASC Academy: A Guide to Emergency Drills.

How to Develop and Implement Effective Emergency Drills

This course is designed to equip ASC and HOPD leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and implement comprehensive emergency response plans, execute emergency drills, evaluate the effectiveness of the drills, and implement improvements to enhance communication and collaboration among the healthcare team. Emergency drills include:

  • Fire
  • Malignant hyperthermia
  • Local anesthetic systemic toxicity
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Hospital transfer
  • Active shooter

The course provides educational content for each topic, along with protocols and scenarios for each drill—including four fire scenarios—with clearly defined roles and responsibilities. It also includes step-by-step instructions for planning, conducting, and evaluating each drill, plus printable emergency quick reference cards to support implementation.

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Course Objectives

  1. Identify potential risks and emergencies that may arise in the perioperative environment.
  2. Develop comprehensive plans to respond to emergencies, including team member roles and responsibilities.
  3. Conduct and evaluate emergency drills.
  4. Enhance processes, communication and coordination based on evaluation results.

Contact Hours

Upon completion of the course and course evaluation, students will earn 1.5 contact hours.

AEU and IPCH

This program is approved for up to 1.5 hours of AEUs and up to 0.0 hours of IPCHs by BASC Provider #0102.

Course Access

The learner has 6 months from the time of first course launch to access and complete the course.

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This course is available for purchase by an individual learner or through a group education package for multiple learners.

AORN members receive a course discount on an individual purchase. Log in to your AORN account when you purchase to see discounted AORN member pricing.

A group purchase of 3+ seats of this course, or any combination of ASC courses, is offered at a 20% discount off your entire invoice. Learn about group education packages.

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