Author: Janis Brown

This report highlights the actions taken, lessons learned, observations and hospital experiences that occurred after the Las Vegas mass shooting.

Case Study – Las Vegas Shooting

The October issue of the CapRAC Newsletter is now available.  Access the full issue:  October 2018 Newsletter

The CapRAC Healthcare Preparedness Coalition deployed its Medical Support Unit (MSU) Trailer with generator to serve as a mobile command center, a radio package and several cooling/misting fans to help combat the 90+ degree temperatures for the launch of the WakeMed drone program.

WakeMed teamed up with the NC Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation and Swiss company Matternet to launch the first medical drone delivery in the U.S. under the Federal Aviation Administration’s Integration Pilot Program. Test drone flights were held at WakeMed Raleigh Campus August 29 through August 31.   These initial test drone flights will carry simulated medical packages from Raleigh Medical Park on Sunnybrook Road, up and over the Andrews Center and to a drop-off location at Raleigh Campus.

Developing healthcare-related uses for drones will improve speed of deliveries, enhance access to care and create healthier communities.  In the next two years, WakeMed hopes to move medical material by drone to other facilities in a 12-mile radius.

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The latest issue of The Exchange newsletter is now available.  The articles in this issue of The Exchange highlight the healthcare response to no-notice incidents (in this case, mass shootings) and discuss some of the challenges associated with providing care during those incidents.  For more information, please view the full newsletter at the link below.

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ASPR TRACIE has developed mass violence resources to help stakeholders prepare for, respond to, and help their communities recover from no-notice traumatic events. Topics include Hospital Triage, Intake and Throughput, Family Assistance and Fatality Management, to name a few.

To access these tip sheets and other information, please visit ASPR TRACIE

The Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP) celebrates 15 years of preparedness and response!

To read more about the history and accomplishments of the program, please visit:  HPP-15-anniversary

ASPR TRACIE recently added several new resources to its site.  Newly added information includes considerations for managing seasonal surge, pediatric issues in disasters, upcoming webinars on emerging infectious disease preparedness and health care response to no-notice events.

For more information on these and other topics, please visit ASPR TRACIE.