Table Top Exercise

1. Table Top Exercise Partial Building Collapse

2. Tabletop Exercise Introduction • Introduction of players • How the exercise will be played • Questions and answers

3. Narrative • There is a construction project in process at your facility. A large tractor backed into the corner of the old building and cracked the building support. The building shifted and internal walls are cracking. The building houses the main pharmacy and x-ray department on the first floor. The laundry and housekeeping department is in the basement and the MRI department is on the second floor.

4. Scenario Event 1 • The pharmacy walls are cracked and debris is falling on the medications.

5. Scenario Event 2 • The relocated staff, patients and visitors are gathering in the front lobby.

6. Scenario Event 3 • There are patients scheduled for x-rays in the emergency department.

7. Scenario Event 4 • The damaged storeroom in the basement is the main storage area for housekeeping supplies and equipment.

8. Scenario Event 5 • The x-ray technicians are concerned over the radiological isotope in the x-ray department.

9. Break 10 minutes Please return promptly

10. Scenario Event 6 • Floors are running out of linen.

11. Scenario Event 7 • The damage to the building will take two weeks to repair.

12. Scenario Event 8 • The medications in the pharmacy are unusable.

13. Scenario Event 7 • The housekeeping and laundry personnel are inquiring about continuation of services.

14. Hot wash • Player’s feedback • Evaluator feedback • Group discussion • Suggestions for improvement