Welcome to the Pandemic Tabletop Exercise

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Welcome to the Pandemic Tabletop Exercise

• THD
• Matt Sharpe
• msharpe_at_tulsa-health.org

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Pandemic Influenza

• Tulsa County
• 2006
• School Tabletop Exercise

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Exercise Staff

• Facilitator
• Exercise Support

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Setting the Stage
• Module 1
• Module 2
• Module 3
• Summary
• Evaluation

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Rules for a Table-top Exercise

• Administrative announcements
• Facilitated discussion
• Low stress
• No fault environment

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Purpose

• To raise awareness of issues associated with a
  Pandemic Influenza Outbreak
• To evaluate gaps in our school plan

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Objectives

• Explain the Pandemic Preparedness Plan for your
  school.
• Explain how priorities are established by the
  Emergency Planning Committee during a Pandemic.
• Describe the challenges associated with a
  Pandemic.

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Narrative

• WHO (World Health Organization) has raised the
  Pandemic Alert level based on human to human
  transmission.
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control) has issued
  travel restrictions and encourage communities to
  implement enhanced surveillance for patients who
  traveled to these areas within the past ten days
  and may have flu symptoms.

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Module 1 - Setting

• Several patients have been laboratory confirmed
  to have H5N1 influenza virus in U.S. east and
  west coast cities.
• CDC issued Health Alerts to State and Local
  Public health departments urging them to take
  necessary public health measures to contain
  outbreaks
• Local and National media are running stories on
  flu cases and has increased concerns among the
  public.

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Module 1 Discussion

• What are the issues for schools with the news of
  new cases?
• What measures does your plan call for?
• How would you monitor and support your employees
  during this period of a pandemic?

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Module 2 - Setting

• 5 new lab-confirmed cases were reported at Tulsa
  Hospitals.
• Local Universities and Public Schools are
  experiencing increased absentee rates. Students
  are beginning to show symptoms at school.
• Hospitals are reporting shortages in PPE and
  staff primarily due to worried well.

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Module 2 - Discussion

• What measures would the school implement at this
  time?
• What impact will restricted travel, and home
  isolation have on schools?
• What special issues that exist within the
  education sector?
• How will you will maintain school continuity
  during this phase?

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Module 3 - Setting

• After four weeks of widespread illness and
  numerous cases, the public is fearful of going
  out into the community.
• At local Hospitals, no beds are available except
  for the extremely ill. Schools are being asked
  to assist by making their facilities available as
  alternate care sites.
• The City Offices are concerned about worker
  shortages affecting emergency responders.

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Module 3 - Discussion

• The Mayor and the City Council are urging the
  public to volunteer with community organizations
  to help out where they can.
• What are the potential issues if schools cannot
  maintain services to the public?

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Summary

• Explain how the Tulsa community response plans
  are coordinated.
• Explain how the priorities are established by the
  Emergency Operations Center during a Pandemic.
• Describe logistical challenges associated with a
  Pandemic.