Large Scale Power Outage: A FEMA Virtual Tabletop Exercise

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This document provides a detailed overview of a Large Scale Power Outage Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) conducted by Region V for Kids representatives in collaboration with FEMA. The exercise aimed to brainstorm and scope a collective response to regional disaster scenarios, focusing on pediatric care coordination. It includes key lessons learned, an editorial critique, exercise objectives, core capabilities, performance assessments, and recommendations for improvements. It emphasizes the importance of developing a regional pediatric disaster response capability and highlights the need for further investment, planning, and exercises to achieve this goal.

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Focus Area: Infrastructure Failure

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Disasters; Health Facilities; Interinstitutional Relations; Regional Health Planning

Institutions: EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Region V for Kids

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