TABLETOP EXERCISES

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exercise name
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Any time you see this Type of letteringThis is
where you put in your local information
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Exercise Name

• DAY 1
• Hospitals
• Supporting Agencies

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Pre-exercise Information
In the first week of May the FBI received a
number of reports that terrorist activities were
increasing in the (insert YOUR area). The
Department of Homeland Security terrorist threat
has been raised in this area to HIGH
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Covert Event Occurring (Date)

• Unknown to the citizens of your town the city
  has been infiltrated by terrorists carrying small
  vials of a cloudy liquid that is distributed in
  various locations throughout the selected area.

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Day DateHospital Response Day 1

• The day starts off like any typical May weekend.
  People are gathering at the River Market and
  other areas in the city, although the DHS threat
  level was raised to HIGH in the area. Hospital
  Emergency Departments are not experiencing any
  unusual rise in patients being seen in the last
  few days.

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Local Hospital
Day - Date - Time
CC 6 yr old male brought into the ED by
mother child is lethargic with mild fever,
abdominal cramping, NV and diarrhea. Vitals 101
/ P138 / R30 / BP 80 systolic ----------------
------------------------ What would your ED
do? Would you consider this a normal day?
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Local VeteransHealthcare System
Patient self presented to ED. CC 62 year old
Veteran presents with sudden onset of Nausea,
Vomiting and Diarrhea which started at 400am
this morning. Vitals T 100 / P 110 / R 18 /
BP 130/88 ---------------------------------------
What would the ED do? Is this a normal day at
the ED?
Day - Date - Time
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Day 3Day Date

• The day starts off with hundreds of patients
  gathering at all Metro area primary care clinics
  and hospital Emergency Departments. This weekend
  the EDs have experienced an acute unusual rise
  in patients being seen with similar symptoms.

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30
140
45
20
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648 Patients Presenting Monday morning until
1030am
160
14
19
125
30
31
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