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Recognition and Initial Response to Suspected SARS

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Recognition and Initial Response to Suspected SARS

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Description

This tabletop exercise allows public health workers and their local emergency response counterparts to gain skills in recognizing and responding to suspected SARS cases. This exercise is also relevant for other natural, travel-related infectious diseases, such as pandemic influenza, and many of the same issues would come into play in the event of a bioterrorist event. Participants will address a hypothetical situation in a mid-sized community. We encourage facilitators to modify the background information to better fit their local communities. Managers are encouraged to lead this exercise with their work groups.

The exercise will enable participants to identify the strengths/gaps in current policies, resources, and communication systems. It emphasizes policy issues as well as operational procedures relevant to incident command systems. Isolation and quarantine issues are not discussed, since the exercise scenario emphasizes recognition and initial response to suspected SARS cases. Participants will focus on answering questions such as: Who should be responsible? What information is needed? When is public information given out? Although the primary goal of this exercise is to address agency-wide policies and issues, it also provides an opportunity for participants to assess their own preparedness skills and identify any additional training needed.

Objectives

By the end of this tabletop exercise, you should be able to:

  • Identify your organization's current strengths and gaps in recognizing and responding to suspected SARS cases, with specific attention paid to policies, resources, communication, and coordination issues
  • Review and list the roles, plans, and procedures involved in responding to suspected SARS cases
  • Develop or improve plans for the initial recognition and response of SARS that foster collaboration and communication within and across agencies
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