Table 3

Clinical care committee sample membership

A clinical care committee (the members are predetermined for toxic, infectious, and trauma situations) is convened. During a pandemic, for example, this committee might consist of some or all of the following at a large facility [11]:
     • Administrator or designee
     • Medical director
     • Infection control
     • Infectious disease
     • Critical care
     • Emergency medicine
     • Pediatrics
     • Nursing supervisor
     • Respiratory care supervisor
     • Hospital ethicist (if possible)
     • Legal counsel
     • Community representative (if possible, similar to Institutional Review Board role)
     • Other (may include lab, radiology, bioelectronics, and pharmacy)

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