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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
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SAMCEE 13 • Thursday, September 19th • 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.
SAMCEE 13 • Objectives: • Validate UHS Surge capacity plans to include Triage, Patient Movement, Patient Tracking • Test well-organized Hospital Command Centershift 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
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.
