What is Bounce Day?

For the newest information please go to www.Bouncday.org

Bounce Day aims to improve community resilience through an integrated disaster response experience that provides opportunities for education, collaboration, and innovation. Bounce Day is put on by a collaboration of Mayo Clinic researchers, educators and students, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Military medical personnel, local medical alliances, theatre groups and lay community members. Actors simulating illness (zombies) and those affected by the crumbling of society will interact with participants learning both medical and nonmedical response protocols ranging from vaccination and treatment to refugee camp management and security.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

New Website for Bounceday

Dear loyal Bounceday supporters.
Bounceday is alive and Well and the event for 2015 is fast approaching.
To get up to date information and sign up please go to www.Bounceday.org
We look forward to seeing you there.

Monday, September 15, 2014

News Coverage of the 2014 Bounce Day


KTTC Rochester, Austin, Mason City News, Weather and Sports
http://kimt.com/2014/09/13/creatively-training-for-future-disasters/

http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/zombie-apocalypse-training-drill-on-saturday/article_5db9ba02-c9b3-57f7-b525-2968b1ce58ed.html

http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/s3560529.shtml

While we are so thankful for the news coverage, we do want to make a few notes:
1. Saturday's event was a simulation not a training or an exercise. We are not designing or testing systems of specific response for "zombies", we were disseminating broad skills and understanding about response tactics.
2. The main outcomes of our event were adaptive leadership, communication, teamwork, interdisciplinary and intergenerational collaboration NOT being trained as specific responders.
3. Preparedness and Community Resilience are different, but complementary

Friday, September 12, 2014

Trauma Team Example

Unfortunately, we did not capture the introductions and plan discussion at the beginning of the simulation that is VITAL to any response.

Post by Bounce Day.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Bounce Day is Saturday!

This blog has been geared toward informing the general public about disaster response, community resilience and emergency preparedness. We're going to take a break from that and focus on the event upcoming on Saturday!

Where:
Gamehaven Scout Camp (5615 Simpson Rd SE, Rochester, MN)

When: 
730 Support Staff
800 Actors and Faculty Leads
830 Participants and Observers

What (to bring):
Weather appropriate clothing that you won’t mind getting a little dirty or duct taped. Wear sturdy shoes because you will be on uneven ground.
Your medical and release forms: www.tinyurl.com/bouncedayform
Your cell phone to join us in live tweeting, Facebooking and blogging about the event.
Your sense of curiosity and an open mind because this event won’t be as valuable without either.
We will have coffee, snacks and provide lunch! 

Notes:
- Mayo One will be landing onsite around 11:45
- We will have members of the media joining us

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

4-Step Family Emergency Communication Plan


  1. Identify a  friend or relative who lives out-of-town for everyone to notify. Make sure you tell this person they're the contact.
  2. MEMORIZE their number AND save it as "ICE" (in case of emergency) in all phones and carry it on paper in your purse, wallet or backpack.
  3. If possible, text don't call this person in an emergency. Text messages can often get around network disruptions when a phone call might not be able to get through.
  4. Subscribe to alert services by visiting your local Office of Emergency Management web site. For Rochester, that is: https://users.alerts.rochestermn.gov/.

Friday, August 29, 2014

You've Got 10 Minutes...

If you had 10 minutes to evacuate your home, what would you take? Do you have a plan? Have you practiced. Take 3 minutes and watch the video below to see what a difference that plan can make in how prepared you are to evacuate because of a in impending wildfire, flood, explosion or any disaster.