Mass Casualty Incident Emergency Patient Tracking System (MCI-EPTS)

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Mass Casualty IncidentEmergency Patient Tracking
System (MCI-EPTS)
Knox County Health Department Knoxville,
Tennessee
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Scope of Project

• Implement a software system that included both
  fixed and mobile equipment to facilitate the
  effective tracking of patients from a mass
  casualty incident (MCI) or event until
  disposition at the treatment facility.
• Project includes two phases Pre-hospital and
  hospital

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Overview
Warrior HotSpot in a box in a Box
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Disaster Management SolutionsEPTS Software - DMS

• Disaster Management Solutions
• EMSware Enterprise Edition software
• Written in Microsofts Visual Basic (VB)
• Can be operated in Access, SQL Server, Oracle,
  DB2 Databases
• Securely export data in XML files or link data to
  systems via ADO, ODBC, XML, or flat file.
• Enterprise Edition includes EMSware and Web
  Client software

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Disaster Management SolutionsEPTS Hardware - DMS

• Disaster Management Solutions
• EMSware Hardware
• Handheld data terminal
• Batch mode or 802.11b capable
• Built in bar code scanner and takes grayscale
  photos
• Microsoft Windows mobile software and scaled
  version of EMSware
• EMSware compatible with other Pocket PC devices
  and scanners
• Wireless access points (Warrior Pack)
• Multiple triage or event sites for larger areas

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EPTS Emergency Patient Tracking System
Wi-Fi Handheld Triage Data
Manual Triage Tag
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Warrior Portable HotSpot in a BoxEntrée Wireless
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Access

• Scanners with Warrior Packs are located
  throughout the county in key emergency response
  vehicles.
• Knoxville Fire Department District Chiefs
• Rural/Metro Fire Department (County) Battalion
  Chiefs (and some trucks throughout county)
• Rural/Metro Ambulance Supervisor Vehicle
• Knox Co. Volunteer Rescue Squad Mass Casualty
  Vehicle
• Scanners have been purchased for each MMRS
  hospital Emergency Department.
• Web-Based Access will be allowed for the
  following
• Regional Medical Communications Center
• Knoxville/Knox County Emergency Management Agency
• KCHD (RHC and ERC)
• American Red Cross

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Training

• Phase I Training included an overview for key
  players from EMS prior to testing at Boomsday and
  the District II Homeland Security Exercise.
• Phase II Training will involve Hospital Emergency
  Department Staff.
• Discussions are being held about having a system
  like Triage Tuesdays where users can continue
  to practice/train using the system.

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Ongoing Efforts

• Role based access policies built into EMSware.
• Limit access to PHI based on role of user i.e.
  Red Cross

• Phase II-Hospital Imp.
• Training continued for hospital personnel
• Continue efforts towards having EMSware and
  equipment at triage/registration points

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Concerns/Questions

• Bob Cadorette Emergency Preparedness IT - KCHD
• 865-215-5315
• Charity Menefee Hospital Coordinator - KCHD
• 865-215-5098
• Colin Ickes Knoxville/Knox County Emergency
  Management 865-215-1166
• Larry Hutsell Emergency Response Coordinator
  -KCHD
• 865-215-5161