Large-Scale, Mass Casualty Exercise to Occur June 13 in
Summit County
June 7, 2007, DENVER - The Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment is sponsoring a large-scale,
mass casualty exercise June 13 involving more than 200
participants from 75 agencies across the state. Summit
County will host the exercise.
Participants will be exercising their ability to respond
to a mock scenario involving a large gathering of people
where something goes terribly wrong, resulting in injuries
to more than 300 people. The exercise, beginning at 8 a.m.
and lasting until 4 p.m., will occur on property provided by
Keystone Resort.
The exercise will involve the use of medical helicopters
and ambulances from throughout the state to assist in mock
patient care at the scene, as well as moving mock victims to
hospitals in the mountain communities and along the Front
Range.
The Department of Public Health and Environment is using
a grant for hospital preparedness to provide an opportunity
for medical transport agencies and hospitals to practice
with community leaders and first responders. The grant was
provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. The exercise will focus on communication and
coordination of response to a mass casualty incident. This
will include tracking the movement of the victims to
hospitals, as well as assisting family members in locating
loved ones.
Exercise participants are listed below.
| Hospitals (32): |
City |
County |
| Boulder Community Hospital |
Boulder |
Boulder County |
| Breckenridge Medical Center |
Breckenridge |
Summit County |
| Denver Health Medical Center |
Denver |
Denver County |
| Estes Park Medical Center |
Estes Park |
Larimer County |
| Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center |
Lafayette |
Boulder County |
| Exempla Lutheran Hospital |
Wheat Ridge |
Jefferson County |
| Exempla St. Joseph Hospital |
Denver |
Denver County |
| Grand River Medical Center |
Rifle |
Garfield County |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital |
Gunnison |
Gunnison County |
| Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
|
Salida |
Chaffee County |
| Keefe Memorial Hospital |
Cheyenne Wells |
Cheyenne County |
| Kremmling Memorial Hospital District |
Kremmling |
Grand County |
| Littleton Adventist Hospital |
Littleton |
Arapahoe County |
| Longmont United Hospital |
Longmont |
Boulder County |
| McKee Medical Center |
Loveland |
Larimer County |
| Medical Center of Aurora |
Aurora |
Arapahoe County |
| Medical Center of the Rockies |
|
Larimer County |
| Memorial Hospital |
Colorado Springs |
El Paso County |
| Mt. San Rafael Hospital |
Trinidad |
Las Animas County |
| North Suburban Medical Center |
|
Adams County |
| Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center |
Denver |
Denver County |
| Rose Medical Center |
Denver |
Denver County |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center |
Lone Tree |
Douglas County |
| St. Anthony Central Hospital |
Denver |
Denver County |
| St. Anthony North Hospital |
Westminster |
Jefferson County |
| St. Anthony Summit Medical Center |
Frisco |
Summit County |
| Swedish Medical Center |
Englewood |
Arapahoe County |
| Swedish Southwest ER |
|
Jefferson County |
| St. Mary Corwin Hospital |
Pueblo |
Pueblo County |
| St. Vincent General Hospital |
Leadville |
Lake County |
| Vail Valley Hospital |
Vail |
Eagle County |
| Valley View Hospital |
Glenwood Springs |
Garfield County |
| Emergency Management (7): |
County |
| Clear Creek County Government |
Clear Creek County |
| Colorado Division of Emergency Management |
|
| Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment
|
|
| Colorado Department of Public Safety |
|
| Grand County Office of Emergency Management |
Grand County |
| Summit County Government§ Summit County
Sheriff’s |
|
| Office, Emergency Management Summit County |
Summit County |
| Fire Departments (6): |
County |
| Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District |
Garfield County |
| Copper Mountain Consolidated Metropolitan
District |
Summit County |
| Lake Dillon Fire & Rescue |
Summit County |
| Leadville/Lake County Fire & Rescue Leadville
|
Lake County |
| North Metro Fire & Rescue Northglenn |
Adams County |
| Red, White and Blue Fire District |
Summit County |
| Transport – Air (3): |
City |
| Air Life – Greeley |
Greeley |
| Flight For Life Colorado |
Denver |
| Memorial Star Colorado Springs |
|
| Transport – Ground (15): |
City or County |
| Action Care Ambulance |
Denver-Metro |
| American Medical Response |
Denver-Metro |
| Clear Creek County EMS |
Clear Creek County |
| Denver Health Paramedics |
Denver County |
| Exempla Healthcare Pre-Hospital Service/EMS |
Denver-Metro |
| Grand County EMS |
Grand County |
| Northglenn Ambulance |
Northglenn |
| North Metro Fire |
Adams County |
| PrideMark Paramedics |
Boulder County |
| Red, White and Blue Fire District |
Summit County |
| Rural Metro EMS |
Denver-Metro |
| Summit County Ambulance Service |
Summit County |
| St. Anthony Pre-Hospital EMS |
Denver-Metro |
| Weld County Paramedics Service |
Weld County |
| Western Eagle County Ambulance District |
Eagle County |
| Law Enforcement (2): |
County |
| Colorado Dept. of Public Safety, State Patrol
|
|
| Summit County Sheriff’s Office |
Summit County |
| Dispatch/Communications Centers (5): |
County |
| Action Care Ambulance |
|
| AirLife Denver Communications |
|
| Colorado State Patrol Communications |
|
| Flight For Life Colorado Communications |
|
| Summit County Communications Center |
|
| Other (5): |
| American Red Cross – Summit County |
| Colorado Disaster Medical Assistance Team –
managers of the Colorado Public Health and Medical
Volunteer System |
| Central Mountain Regional Emergency Medical and
Trauma Advisory Council – coordination of mass
casualty incident planning for the central mountain
region |
| Foothills Regional Emergency Medical and Trauma
Advisory Council – coordination of mass casualty
incidents planning for the Foothills region |
| Mile High Regional Emergency Medical and Trauma
Advisory Council – coordination of mass casualty
incidents planning for the Denver-Metro area |
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