The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Is Now Participating in the Largest Earthquake Drill

UCLA Health System, DavidGeffenSchool of Medicine at UCLA,

& the UCLA Schools of Public Health, Nursing, and Dentistry

Earthquake Disaster Exercise

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Overhead Public Address System Script:

05:30 AM - Westwood:

"The UCLA Health System, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the UCLASchools of Public Health, Nursing, and Dentistry are now participating in the largest earthquake drill in US history. Again, this is an earthquake drill.This is not a real earthquake.

"All available faculty, staff, and students are requested to take protective positions (drop, cover, and hold on), for 30 seconds, followed by usual post-earthquake immediate activities according to your local emergency plan. This is an earthquake drill."

“All clinical personnel engaged in active patient care activities should continue with these functions. Please utilize this exercise to determine how you would respond in the case of a true emergency. Again, this is an earthquake drill.

“All patients and visitors are encouraged to participate as feasible. Again, drop, cover, and hold on until this emergency drill is completed. Again, this is only a drill and there is no danger to you.”

5:30 AM - Santa Monica:

“The Santa Monica – UCLAMedicalCenter and OrthopaedicHospital are now participating in the largest earthquake drill in US history. Again, this is an earthquake drill.This is not a real earthquake.

"All available faculty, staff, and students are requested to take protective positions (drop, cover, and hold on), for 30 seconds, followed by usual post-earthquake immediate activities according to your local emergency plan. This is an earthquake drill."

“All clinical personnel engaged in active patient care activities should continue with these functions. Please utilize this exercise to determine how you would respond in the case of a true emergency. Again, this is an earthquake drill.

“All patients and visitors are encouraged to participate as feasible. Again, drop, cover, and hold on until this emergency drill is completed. Again, this is only a drill and there is no danger to you.”

5:31 AM All Clear:

“This is only a drill. At this time the simulated earthquake activity has stopped. Faculty, staff, and students, please proceed with post-earthquake assessment exercises as well as clinical, academic, research, and administrative activities. Patients and visitors, thank you for participating in the largest earthquake drill in US History. All Units and departments, please report your disaster assessment forms to the Nursing Staffing Office”