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* Dress for the weather. You may be out in the summer sun, or laying on cold/wet pavement for a while. Layers (in cool weather) are a good idea. <span style="background:#FFFF00">'''Wear only clothing, shoes, etc. that can be stained and torn.'''</span>
* Dress for the weather. You may be out in the summer sun, or laying on cold/wet pavement for a while. Layers (in cool weather) are a good idea. <span style="background:#FFFF00">'''Wear only clothing, shoes, etc. that can be stained and torn.'''</span>
* Medical triage requires that emergency responders "palpate" your body, meaning they’ll ask you to let them know if you feel any pain when they press on your skin (head to toe assessment). This is a gentle pressure designed to locate any injuries that are not obviously visible and to prioritize victims.
* Medical triage requires that emergency responders "palpate" your body, meaning they’ll ask you to let them know if you feel any pain when they press on your skin (head to toe assessment). This is a gentle pressure designed to locate any injuries that are not obviously visible and to prioritize victims.
* Please follow the specific directions given for your injury/scenario. Do not ‘ad lib’. Injuries are designed to give responders specific clues, and any changing of those clues could put you in a different category, making it difficult to assess responder performance and skill. It is extremely important that you maintain your assigned vitals, chief complaints and any additional directions you’ve been given.
* Please follow the specific directions given for your injury/scenario. Do not ‘ad lib’. Injuries are designed to give responders specific clues, and any changing of those clues could put you in a different category, making it difficult to assess responder performance and skill. It is extremely important that you maintain your assigned vitals, chief complaints, and any additional directions you’ve been given.
* You’ll be signing in for the event, will be asked to sign a "hold harmless" agreement and likely an agreement that your photos/video can be used.
* You’ll be signing in for the event, and might be asked to sign a "hold harmless" agreement and likely an agreement that your photos/video can be used.
* Please return any latex moulage pieces and any "symptom cards" you may have before you leave. There’s no need to return the gel pieces...if you put them in your freezer, you can reuse them for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FMf8ltkCgM&t=92s Halloween] :)
* Please return any latex moulage pieces and any "symptom cards" you may have before you leave. There’s no need to return the gel pieces...if you put them in your freezer, you can reuse them for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FMf8ltkCgM&t=92s Halloween] :)
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* '''Please read the Scenario Village Overview''' section of the wiki here (the rest of the page is optional): https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Scenario_Village#Scenario_Village_Exercise_Overview
* '''Please read the Scenario Village Overview''' section of the wiki here (the rest of the page is optional): https://volunteerpdx.net/index.php/Scenario_Village#Scenario_Village_Exercise_Overview
* '''Optimal arrival time''' for Survivors is between 0815 and 0830 for the AM shift, and between 1245 and 1300 for the PM shift.
* When you arrive, you will enter into the lobby. A volunteer or staff person will guide you to the classroom set aside for volunteer survivors.
* When you arrive, you will enter into the lobby. The moulage room is most often the classroom immediately to your left as you walk into the lobby.
* You can expect coffee in the AM shift and some breakfast-y snacks.
* You can expect coffee in the AM shift and some breakfast-y snacks.
* You will have restroom access both in the moulage room and in the Village.
* You will have restroom access both in the moulage room and in the Village.
* Players (rescuers) begin to arrive around 0830 (AM shift) or 1300 (PM shift) and will be staged in the lobby. If at all possible, please do not let them see you. If they do, they'll see the injuries they may need to treat ahead of time and that's a little like getting exam answers surreptitiously.
* Players (rescuers) begin to arrive shortly after you do, and will be staged in the lobby. If at all possible, please do not let them see you. If they do, they'll see the injuries they may need to treat ahead of time and that's a little like getting exam answers surreptitiously.
* Do not bring a multitool into the facility. '''<u>All</u>''' of us are patted down for weapons when we enter the exercise space, and blades are not allowed.


==== The Village and the Exercise ====
==== The Village and the Exercise ====