Mass Casualty Simulation

[<fletch>]

Hello Everyone!

I am senior in nursing school and I did a project with our local school district to prepare nurses for an active shooter situation. Here is the description of the video and the link. I just wanted to share and see what you guys think and if your nursing administration is doing anything similar?

Video Link:

Video Description:

"This video showcases our very first, one day event with Clark County School District and UNLV's Student Nurses Association that taught school nurses how to respond, treat, and triage victims in an active school shooting situation. The day started in the didactic room learning the triage process and how to care for victims under direct threat. The school nurses learned assessments and skills that are taught in the curriculum of PHTLS and TCCC. After this, the nurses learned "Stop the Bleed" interventions such as wound packing and tourniquet application. Following the didactic portion, the school nurses went to the gymnasium and the simulation began. The simulation began as a normal school assembly, but an active shooter interrupted the action. From here we saw how the nurses actually responded. After the simulation, a debrief was performed where the greatest amount of learning took place."

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

This seems like well-run scenario. We have done training in my district on ALICE training / run hide fight. I have taken tactical combat casualty care as well as trauma first response and next month, I'll be taking a seminar on active shooter scenarios for schools and campuses next month.

I think it's important to teach especially school nurses about tourniquets. Most of us are "old dogs" and were taught that tourniquets were the last resort.

[MrNurse(x2), ADN]

Amazing execution. Should be mandatory given our current society.

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

I attended a seminar on casualty prep for school nurses last spring. It was standing room only and a GREAT PD! (They offered it during our spring break so nurses could attend without worrying about getting a sub). But execution of emergency teams at my school has been slow.