COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH …

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCY

DISASTER SERVICES

CONDUCTING DRILLS AND EXERCISES

A GUIDE FOR HOSPITALS

Disclaimer

The contents of this guidebook are for informational purposes only and not intended to suggest compliance. The contents were taken from various sources and are not

to be construed as policy of the County of Los Angeles, the Emergency Medical Services

Agency nor any department thereof. There is NO requirement for compliance or use of

the information contained in this document.

Conducting Drills and Exercises - A Guide for Hospitals

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The following sta? members compiled this guidebook and are available to assist hospitals

with exercise planning:

Emergency Medical Services Agency

Disaster Management Section

National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program Grant

Monday ¨C Thursday: 8:00 a.m. ¨C 5:00 p.m.

Kay Fruhwirth, RN, MSN

Assistant Director

(323) 890-7539

Gary Chambers, RN, BS

Senior Disaster Services Analyst

(323) 890-8059

Sandra Shields, LMFT, CTS

Senior Disaster Services Analyst

(323) 890-8627

Ralph Torres

Disaster Services Analyst/Terrorism Early Warning Group Coordinator

(323) 980-2040

Funding for this project was made possible by grant number U3RHS03882 Department

of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)

National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program.

Conducting Drills and Exercises - A Guide for Hospitals

REFERENCES

The scenarios and guidance on exercise planning contained in this guidebook were adapted

from the following excellent resource documents:

1.

United States Department Homeland Security, O?ce of Domestic Preparedness,

Department of Justice, O?ce of Justice Programs h?p://ojp.

(click on OJP Publications A to Z):

?

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program,

Vol. I: Overview and Doctrine, ODP, 2004, NCJ 205244

?

Homeland Security Exercise Program (HSEEP),

Vol. II: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement, ODP, 2003, NCJ 202198

?

Homeland Security Exercise Program (HSEEP),

Vol. III: Exercise Program Management and Exercise Planning Process,

ODP, 2004, NCJ 205686

2.

Strategies for Incident Preparedness: A National Model, 2003 National

Bioterrorism Civilian Medical Response Center, Drexel University, Wm Michael

Dunaway

3.

Enhanced Exercise Design Course, California Specialized Training Institute,

San Luis Obispo California, 93403-8123

Conducting Drills and Exercises - A Guide for Hospitals

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Why Disaster Exercises Are an Important Part of Terrorism

Preparedness and Planning for Hospitals

Chapter 2

Types of Exercises

Introduction

Chapter 3

1.

Discussion-Based Exercises

a.

Seminars

b.

Workshops

c.

Tabletop Exercises

2.

Operations-Based Exercises

a.

Drills

b.

Functional Exercises

c.

Full-Scale Exercises

Exercise Planning Process

Introduction

1.

2.

3.

4.

Foundation

Exercise Planning Timelines

Exercise Planning Team

Exercise Planning Conferences

a.

Concept and Objectives (C&O) Meeting

b.

Mid-Term Planning Conference (MPC)

c.

Final Planning Conference (FPC)

5.

Design and Development

a.

Objectives

b.

Scenario

c.

Documentation

(1)

Situation Manual (SITMAN)

(2)

Exercise Plan (EXPLAN)

(3)

Controller and Evaluator (C/E) Handbook

(4)

Master Sequence of Events List (MSEL)

(5)

Exercise Evaluation Guidelines

(6)

Policies

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