What does ERR mean in HOSPITALS

Emergency response resources can include personnel, equipment and information related to the incident or situation. This could include medical professionals, first responders, search and rescue teams, specialized equipment such as boats or helicopters for transportation and communication systems for coordinating responses.

Emergency response resources can be made available internally from within an organization, externally from other organizations or the general public, or both. Organizations may make use of external resources if they do not have sufficient internal capacity to respond to a particular incident.

The purpose of emergency response resources is to provide assistance in responding efficiently and effectively to any emergency event or situation. They provide support in areas such as medical care, communications networks, search and rescue operations and containment operations for hazardous materials.

That is dependent on a variety of factors including distance from the incident location, availability of personnel and type of incident that has occurred. Generally speaking though it may take minutes up to a few hours before the necessary personnel arrive on scene with the required equipment depending on those variables mentioned above.

That responsibility typically falls on government agencies at various levels who would coordinate with local authorities as well as personnel from other organizations when needed in order to ensure that all necessary measures are taken in order for assist with an effective and efficient response effort for any given incident.