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Point of DispensingOperating a Medication Center
Dave OwensSNS CoordinatorWashington State Department of Health
Kathy ScottSNS Coordinator Oregon Health Services Department of Human Services
Points of Dispensing (POD)• What is a POD?
• A facility that is staffed to provide prophylactic medication or vaccine to people exposed to a biological agent.
POD Basics• POD management• Layout ,flow, signage
• Intake• Screening• Dispensing• Exit
• POD Support
POD Management
POD SupervisorPOD Supervisor
Facilities Team Lead
Education/ Forms Lead
Clinical Team Lead
POD Flow Lead
POD Layout and Flow
Intake Screening Dispensing Exit
Unidirectional flow is critical
Public Entrance
Information
and
Waiting
Supply Receipt
Staff Entrance
Data
CollectionStation
Supply Storage Area
MedicationDispensing
or
Vaccination
Stations
Command Station
Behavioral HealthStation
Medical Screening Stations
Public Exit
POD Support
Education Security
• Traffic control• Crowd control• Materials and staff
ARE YOU READY?
Do you know what to do?
What if you had been exposed?
This is a Exercise!• Scenario
• Twenty-four hours ago a note found in the lobby, stated terrorist had struck this complex.
• Laboratory analysis has confirmed the presence of anthrax spores in a sample delivered to the lab twelve hours ago.
• Everyone here has been exposed.
Who are you going to call?• Instructions
• Setup and operate a POD.• Half the audience will operate. • Half the audience are victims.
Four Steps to Success• STEP 1
• Fill out the form.
• STEP 2• Show form.
• STEP 3• Pickup medication.
• STEP 4• Turn-in form and Exit.
After Action Review• What was your experience in this exercise?• What improvement would you recommend?• What did you think was a best practice that
should be adopted by everyone?
Questions?
• State of OregonKathy ScottSNS Coordinator
Oregon Health Services
Department of Human Services
• State of WashingtonDave OwensSNS Coordinator
Office of Risk & Emergency Mgmt
Department of Health
Web site: http://www.doh.wa.gov/phepr/default.htm
