Ten Minute Drills

Wallpaper Drills

These Drills provide quick easy opportunities for staff to be reminded of preparedness questions, protocols and challenges. Use these at meetings, or post in common staff areas.

As with other drills, consider the questions carefully. And have a plan for evaluation and education before you begin.

The activity:

Using large sheet of poster paper, print a department or profession at the top. Then print one or two questions on the page.

Make a note at the bottom as to when you will pick up the papers and when you will report back to the staff about their answers.

Allow adequate space for several people to answer.

The following pages contain sample questions for several different occupations. Add whatever questions are appropriate for your facility and the preparedness concepts you are trying to evaluate.

Sample Questions

Medical Response system:

Consider this: Your local hospital is experiencing a surge of burn of burn patients. You have heard that they are overwhelmed. They have not yet called you for help. However, you expect to hear from them soon.

1)What kinds of things can you expect them to need?

2)Is there anything you can do to prepare to help them?

Physicians, PAs, Nurse Practitioners:

1)How do you see your role during a disaster / mass casualty event? (How might it be different than on a regular business day?)

Brainstorm within your group and make a list on the poster paper. Then, prioritize. Star the top 3.

Nurses:

1)How do you see the physician’s role during a disaster/ mass casualty event? What do you think their priorities would be?

Brainstorm within your group. Make a list on the poster paper. Then prioritize and star * the top 3.

2)How do you see your role during a disaster/ mass casualty event? (How might it be different than on a regular business day?)

Brainstorm within your group and make a list on the poster paper. Then, prioritize. Star * the top 3.

Laboratorians:

Your ED has notified you that you have a patient that could possibly have Ebola.

1)Is your laboratory capable of performing diagnostic tests to care for the patient?

2) If a specimen needs to be transported to the State Public Health Lab, do you have the appropriate supplies on hand to assure safe transport?

3)What are they? ( explain below)

4)Who will manage the transport? Who will make the arrangements?

5)Does your department typically participate in disaster drills?

Veterinarians:

A local feedlot has lost numerous cattle (non-weather related). Initial symptoms suggest anthrax. Strong winds are blowing dust across the highway.

1)What are your initial concerns?

2)What recommendations do you have for local vets?

Public Health:

  1. Your community is involved in a tornado clean up response. Hundreds of people may be coming to help.

Some local organizations are planning to take food to help feed the volunteers. The leader of one of the organizations calls to ask for your recommendations as to what food to bring. She also asks if there are any rules or regulations to follow.

What advice do you have for her?

  1. Your advice is being requested to aid a small community in setting up a temporary shelter after extensive flooding has left many families in need of assistance.
  • What 4 things should they look for in a shelter?
  • Are there any legal issues to consider?
  • Where can they look for staffing and other assistance?
  • Other advice?

Law Enforcement/ Public officials:

1)LE – Have you had training on how to safely transport a non-compliant contaminated person? Does this concern you?

2)Fire – Do you need more training on contaminated burned people?

3)BOTH, If you need more training, how can you get it?

4)Public officials – Is there a need for more laws/rules/regs regarding contaminated people?

EMS:

1)Does your department have plans/policies for transport of contaminated patient?

2)Has your department ever practiced / trained or drilled on transport of that type of patient?

3)Does your department need more training in these areas?

4)How do you plan to get that training?

Anyone in a hospital:

1)If you were in a patient’s room and heard a “breaking news” story about a fire in a local school, what are the first 3 things you would do?

2)If you saw a box by the elevators that seemed suspicious what would you do?