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Table 1: Exercise Summary

Exercise Type	Definition	Purpose	People Involved	Mock Patients Involved?
Tabletop	A discussion-based session where team members meet in an informal classroom setting to discuss their roles during an emergency and their responses to a particular emergency event	Review the processes and procedures used in a real-life emergency event Detect issues that could interfere with conducting a realistic simulation	Staff acting as different groups of people, from the healthcare staff to the emergency contacts Facilitators or observers	No
Walkthrough	A session that incorporates hands-on tasks played out in real time, but allows staff to refer to documentation and supervisors for help	Implement the processes and procedures used in a real-life emergency event Detect issues that could interfere with conducting a realistic simulation	Staff enacting procedures Staff representing external emergency contacts Facilitator or observer	No
Functional	A scenario-driven session in which staff perform their duties without help from procedures or managers	Focus on a single consequence of an emergency event or a single department within the facility Review the implementation of the processes and procedures used in a real-life emergency event Test resource availability	Decision making individuals representing each group that could be involved An observer who documents decisions and assesses group interaction A topic-related scenario with set events happening in a timed sequence	No
Full-Scale	A lengthy exercise that's as close to the real event as possible and takes place on location using the equipment and staff that would be called upon in a real event	Test all parts of the system Test coordination with agencies outside the hospital	Individuals in every role Multiple observers who document resources, decisions, and assesses group interactions Multiple external organizations	Yes