San Antonio Mass Casualty Exercise and Evaluation 2013

SAMCEE 13 Thursday, September 19 th Surge Capability – Stress the System 3 Hour Duration A full scale exercise showcasing the following response capabilities: Triage Patient Care Communications In-Hospital Department Coordination Alert Notification Security Victim Reception

Scenario Major weather event in NE Oklahoma including several tornadoes. An F-5 tornado rips through two Tulsa suburbs and then crosses the Arkansas River and hits south Tulsa and Broken Arrow. Two large medical centers are severely damaged and forced to transfer all patients to other facilities. The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) is activated and several flights are scheduled to come to San Antonio. A major local event will also send emergent care to our facility.

Objectives: Validate UHS Surge capacity plans to include Triage, Patient Movement, Patient Tracking Test well-organized Hospital Command Center shift change with zero situational awareness loss or negative mission impact Successful reception of an Ambus at the Emergency Center Efficient use of the Hospital Incident Command System and CommandAware by Hospital Command Center Staff SAMCEE 13

Points of Interest Fifty health career student volunteers acting as patients. Mulage will be utilized to add realism. Volunteers will be triaged at the EC and processed to the appropriate locations within the hospital. Will be from approximately 8 am to noon.

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