Table 1. Exercise Objectives and Associated Core Capabilities Participant Roles and Responsibilities The term encompasses many groups of people, not just those playing in the exercise. participant Suggestions of participant roles and their respective responsibilities are as follows: Role Suggested Personnel Responsibilities Greeter/Receptionist Players are personnel who have an active role in Players discussing or performing their regular roles and Triage Staff responsibilities during the exercise. Players discuss RN/PA/NP/Physician or initiate actions in response to the simulated Other Frontline Staff emergency. Infection Control Controllers plan and manage exercise play, set up Controllers Personnel and operate the exercise site, and act in the of organizations or individuals that are not playing in Emergency Manager the exercise. Controllers direct the pace of the Actor exercise, provide key data to players, and may prompt or initiate certain player actions to ensure exercise continuity. In addition, they issue exercise material to players as required, monitor the exercise timeline, and supervise the safety of all exercise participants. Personnel from local Simulators are control staff personnel who role play Simulators health department, or nonparticipating organizations or individuals. They (Simulation most often operate out of the Simulation Cell Internal facility infection Cell) (SimCell), but they may occasionally have control personnel playing face contact with players. Simulators function the role of the provider under the supervision of SimCell access line at the controllers, enacting roles (e.g., media reporters or department of health next of kin) in accordance with instructions provided in the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL). All simulators are ultimately accountable to the Exercise Director and Senior Controller. Infection Control Evaluators evaluate and provide feedback on a Evaluators Personnel designated functional area of the exercise. Evaluators observe and document performance Emergency Manager against established capability targets and critical Actor in accordance with the Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs). Individual with Actors simulate specific roles during exercise play, Actors knowledge/medical typically victims or other bystanders. background playing role of Exercise Assumptions and Artificialities In any exercise, assumptions and artificialities may be necessary to complete play in the time allotted and/or account for logistical limitations. Exercise participants should accept that
Table 1. Exercise Objectives and Associated Core Capabilities Participant Roles and Responsibilities The term participant encompasses many groups of people, not just those playing in the exercise. Suggestions of participant roles and their respective responsibilities are as follows: Role Suggested Personnel Responsibilities Players Greeter/Receptionist Triage Staff RN/PA/NP/Physician Other Frontline Staff Players are personnel who have an active role in discussing or performing their regular roles and responsibilities during the exercise. Players discuss or initiate actions in response to the simulated emergency. Controllers Infection Control Personnel Emergency Manager Actor Controllers plan and manage exercise play, set up and operate the exercise site, and act in the of organizations or individuals that are not playing in the exercise. Controllers direct the pace of the exercise, provide key data to players, and may prompt or initiate certain player actions to ensure exercise continuity. In addition, they issue exercise material to players as required, monitor the exercise timeline, and supervise the safety of all exercise participants. Simulators (Simulation Cell) Personnel from local health department, or Internal facility infection control personnel playing the role of the provider access line at the department of health Simulators are control staff personnel who role play nonparticipating organizations or individuals. They most often operate out of the Simulation Cell (SimCell), but they may occasionally have contact with players. Simulators function under the supervision of SimCell controllers, enacting roles (e.g., media reporters or next of kin) in accordance with instructions provided in the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL). All simulators are ultimately accountable to the Exercise Director and Senior Controller. Evaluators Infection Control Personnel Emergency Manager Actor Evaluators evaluate and provide feedback on a designated functional area of the exercise. Evaluators observe and document performance against established capability targets and critical in accordance with the Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs). Actors Individual with knowledge/medical background playing role of Actors simulate specific roles during exercise play, typically victims or other bystanders. Exercise Assumptions and Artificialities In any exercise, assumptions and artificialities may be necessary to complete play in the time allotted and/or account for logistical limitations. Exercise participants should accept that face
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