Name
#18 Vista Forge: A Civilian Military Collaborative Approach to Improve CBRN Response, Optimize Support, and Identify Gaps
Speakers
Content Presented on Behalf of
Air Force
Session Type
Posters
Room#/Location
Prince Georges Exhibit Hall A/B
Focus Areas/Topics
Clinical Care
Learning Outcomes
1. Point 1: Technical training for decontaminating disabled populations and pet owners
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to demonstrate effective techniques for the decontamination of disabled individuals and pet owners, focusing on their unique needs and challenges.
2. Point 2: Patient handoffs between civilian and military agencies
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to apply best practices for patient handoffs between civilian and military agencies, ensuring a seamless transition of care.
3. Point 3: Addressing gaps in communication during patient transitions
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to interpret the challenges related to differing triage tags and medical priorities, and propose strategies to enhance communication and reduce confusion during patient handoffs.
4. Additional Outcome: Enhancing interagency collaboration during emergency responses
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to illustrate the importance of unified triage systems and shared medical priorities to improve patient outcomes during interagency collaboration.
5. Additional Outcome: Evaluating the impact of technical training on decontamination processes
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to summarize the impact of specialized technical training on the effectiveness of decontamination efforts for disabled populations and pet owners.
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to demonstrate effective techniques for the decontamination of disabled individuals and pet owners, focusing on their unique needs and challenges.
2. Point 2: Patient handoffs between civilian and military agencies
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to apply best practices for patient handoffs between civilian and military agencies, ensuring a seamless transition of care.
3. Point 3: Addressing gaps in communication during patient transitions
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to interpret the challenges related to differing triage tags and medical priorities, and propose strategies to enhance communication and reduce confusion during patient handoffs.
4. Additional Outcome: Enhancing interagency collaboration during emergency responses
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to illustrate the importance of unified triage systems and shared medical priorities to improve patient outcomes during interagency collaboration.
5. Additional Outcome: Evaluating the impact of technical training on decontamination processes
• Learning Outcome: Following this session, the attendee will be able to summarize the impact of specialized technical training on the effectiveness of decontamination efforts for disabled populations and pet owners.
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Description
Vista Forge (VF) is a novel approach by NORTHCOM to improve CBRN response. The goal is to identify system gaps and redundancy. And improve collaboration between city, state, tribal, and federal agencies. VF has recently accomplished this drill in Atlanta, GA, and Charlotte, NC. Each simulation has included different stressors not traditionally addressed in training. Atlanta utilized service animals and persons with ADA disabilities to undergo the decontamination process. Charlotte focused on civilian-military patient handoffs. Patients underwent transitions from both agencies three times during the week. This simulated the entire process, from initial rescue and decontamination to transient medical care and military evacuation.