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Appendix G:

4. Tabletop Exercise

Sample Facilitator Guidance/Questions/Problem Statements

1. If the number of cases escalates, what actions will be taken to manage the increase in cases,
given a scenario in which the scale of the public health emergency has not yet been
defined?

2. What epidemiological and environmental expertise is needed to identify and contain the
source of this public health emergency? Where and from whom would you seek assistance?
Who will coordinate information?

3. When would clinical or environmental samples be collected? When would you expect to
have the results back and how would you track them?

4. Are the area laboratories adequate to identify suspected biological agents? If not, where
would you seek assistance? Who will coordinate this information?

5. Have you anticipated the kind of inquiries expected from the public and the media?

6. Identify your agency’s established method of health surveillance.What other agencies will
be involved in this effort?

7. Are there provisions for collecting data on new cases from private practice physicians and
community health care agencies? How will this information be shared with the medical
community?

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