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2015 BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCHWHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO
MARCH 20-23, 2015
The Bataan Memorial Death March is a challenging march through the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range, conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine
Islands during World War II, sacrificing their freedom, health and, in many cases, their very lives.
THE BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCH HONORS A SPECIAL GROUP OF WORLD
WAR II HEROES. THESE BRAVE SOLDIERS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE ISLANDS OF LUZON, CORREGIDOR AND THE HARBOR
DEFENSE FORTS OF THE PHILIPPINES.THE CONDITIONS THEY ENCOUNTERED AND THE AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLE WERE UNIQUE. THEY FOUGHT IN A MALARIA-INFESTED REGION, SURVIVING ON HALF OR QUARTER RATIONS WITH LITTLE OR NO MEDICAL HELP. ON APRIL 9, 1942, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN AND FILIPINO SOLDIERS WERE SURRENDERED TO JAPANESE FORCES. THE AMERICANS WERE ARMY, ARMY AIR CORPS, NAVY AND MARINES. AMONG THOSE SEIZED WERE MEMBERS OF THE 200TH COAST ARTILLERY, NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD.THEY WERE MARCHED FOR DAYS IN THE SCORCHING HEAT THROUGH THE PHILIPPINE JUNGLES. THOUSANDS DIED. THOSE WHO SURVIVED FACED THE HARDSHIPS OF A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP.
MARCHERS: 5,164 PATIENTS TREATED: 1,453
MEDICAL SUPPORT:400 NEW MEXICO
COLORADO ACOLORADO BUTAHARIZONAOREGON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSENURSING SCHOOL STUDENTS
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE
COLORADO B EMPLOYEES• Marc Scherschel: Team Commander• Jeff Kolts: Planning Section Chief• Tom Cribley: Chaplin• Sue Matzick: Supervisory RN• Sue Demars: RN• Loreli Kendall: RN• Sonny Carlson: RN• Jenn Theisen: Respiratory Therapy• John Nowakowski: Paramedic• Ben Stone: Paramedic• Maya Machammer: Paramedic• Rafer Leach: MD• Dan Mosley: Mental Health Specialist
TRANSPORTATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
WAITING-
ACCOMMODATIONS • Billeting:
• Night 1: University of New Mexico: Center for Disaster Medicine Class Rooms
• Night 2: White Sands Missile Base Dorms
• Night 3: Hotel in Albuquerque
TRAINING
MEDICAL STATIONS
MEDICAL TENT BRIEFING
JUST IN TIME TRAINING
THE COURSE
THE MARCHERS
COLORADO B MEDICAL TEAM !
Loreli Kendal: RN Kelly Paramedic New Mexico
Sue Matzick: RNJenn Theisen: RT,
Maya Machamer:Paramedic
Sonny Carlson RN Tom Cribley: Chaplin
Sue Demars: RN
TENT ASSIGNMENTS
WORKING CONDITIONS
PATIENTS
REHAB AREA
BLISTER CARE
MORE BLISTERS…….
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Runner Rehab
Medical Care
Volunteer Support
MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION
MEDICAL AND MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS
THE LAST MEN STANDING: PRISONERS OF WAR
CLEAN UP
ANALYSIS OF CORE CAPABILITIES
• Travel• Strengths:
• Starting travel early, with a reasonable amount of time to reach destination
• Taking buses from Albuquerque to White Sands on Saturday am
• Traveled by tent assignments- allowed you to know your tent mates prior to working with them
• Hotel in Albuquerque on Sunday night
• The Medical Tent Team Leads did all of the accountability and they report it to leadership.
• Areas for Improvement:• Travel:
• Make it a 3 day trip?
• Would really really like to stay in White Sands the day before and the day after.
• The drive back to Albuquerque on Sunday was painful.
• Have tents 5,6,7 go out later- Waited 2+ hours for first person to come through
ANALYSIS OF CORE CAPABILITIES
• Accommodations: • Strengths:
• Dorm rooms with showers and beds!! – some had no shower curtain or TP
• Areas for Improvement:
• It took a LONG time to get rooms- Have someone do the womens dorms and someone do the men’s dorms.
• Teammates were not in same rooms
• A map of the base with dinner locations and dorms would have been helpful
ANALYSIS OF CORE CAPABILITIES
• Medical Tents • Strengths:
• Good mix of MD, PA/NP, RN, Medics and Military
• Sonny’s Betadine Bottles!!
• Wound Care Buckets- Pre Made
• Rehydration drinks
• Areas for Improvement:
• Accountability:
• Late cancels by our and other teams made for a lot of last minute scrambling around with logistics
• Supplies
• Supplies took a log time to get to the tents (EKG pads)
• Need more chairs for people to rehab /DQ in
• Other
• DQ area needed to be in the shade and larger
• Need signage- Check in, Wound Care, Rehab, Medical Evaluation…
• Bring your own snacks!!
ANALYSIS OF CORE CAPABILITIES
• COLORADO B TEAM• Strengths:
• The team stayed together for the travel down and the accommodations on Friday night, as well as maintaining organization with sleeping arrangement, timely to meetings, meals and trainings
• Colorado B ability to integrate with other teams to provide medical assessment and treatment to 1,000+ patients
• Productive team Hot Wash at the room Sunday night.
• The ability to travel as a team to meals/educational trainings was better this year
• Areas for Improvement:
• Team communication- due to the nature of the planning some changes were being made literally up to Sunday AM.
• Engaging more of the Colorado B Team in this event: The trip is always a learning experience from each other as well as other teams
ANALYSIS OF CORE CAPABILITIES
• Preparedness and Training :• Strengths
• 8 Returning Team members
• 6 new Team members
• Jeff Kolts!! And the Team behind him- CO, NM and Military !
• Areas for Improvement:
• Engage more Colorado B employees to attend in 2016
ANALYSIS OF CORE CAPABILITIES
• Education / Training • Strengths
• Just in time training on wound care in the tents
• Areas for Improvement:
• Wound Care Lectures: Employees felt there should be less words on Power Point slides and have more pictures (wounds, blisters and how to care for them-duct tape, mole skin and when to break blisters). Suggestion for a breakout group to practice bandaging wounds. If possible, in the am of race day- have all of the MD’s at each tent do a hands on demonstration on how to do blister care in the tents (for nursing students)
• Start lecture with a the history of Bataan
• Room was too small to present in- many ended up standing the whole time
TEAM MEMBER COMMENTS • What an amazing and life changing experience. I will definitely do this every year I am able.
• Great hands on experience.
• We did what we were meant to do – everyone who needed care and accepted the care got great care.
• We meshed well with other teams and the military personnel.
• Nothing like some hands on experience.
• Jeff did a great job and I am glad he will be assuming a bigger role in coordination next year.
• I’ll definitely do it again.
• A hard working feel good event!
• I will be back and bring 2 more new people with me!
REMEMBERING
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE 2015 BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCH
MARC SCHERSCHEL
JEFF KOLTSSUE MATZICK TOM CRIBLEY
JOHN NOWAKOWSKILORELI KENDALL
SUE DEMARSJENN THEISENMAYA TELLER
BEN STONEDAN MOSEY
RAFER LEACHSONNY CARLSON
SAVE THE DATE
2016 BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCHMARCH 18TH -MARCH 21TH, 2016
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