Medical Surge Kit Series
Medical Surge Kit Series
The Medical Surge Kit Series is designed to support hospitals, healthcare systems, receiving facilities, and emergency management partners during planned events, large-scale incidents, and mass casualty situations. These deployable kits help facilities expand patient accountability, improve situational awareness, and coordinate surge operations when patient volumes increase rapidly.
Available in both START and SALT configurations, the Medical Surge Kit Series supports interoperability between hospitals, EMS agencies, incident command personnel, healthcare coalitions, and emergency management organizations.
Medical Surge Kit Series
Medical Surge Kit Series The Medical Surge Kit Series is designed to support hospitals, receiving..
Designed for Healthcare Surge Operations
Hospitals and receiving facilities play a critical role during major events and incidents. Medical Surge Kits provide resources that help facilities manage increased patient volumes, maintain accountability, improve documentation, and coordinate response activities across departments and partner agencies.
Whether supporting a planned public event, healthcare coalition exercise, regional disaster response, or mass casualty incident, these kits help healthcare organizations prepare for periods of elevated operational demand.
Key Features
Supports patient accountability, self-transport patient management, medical surge coordination, interoperability, and incident documentation during high-demand healthcare operations.
Available Configurations
The Medical Surge Kit Series is available in multiple configurations to align with agency protocols, training programs, and triage methodology preferences.
- Medical Surge Kit (START): Supports organizations utilizing the START triage methodology.
- Medical Surge Kit (SALT): Supports organizations utilizing the SALT triage methodology.
Support Interoperability Between Healthcare and Response Agencies
Medical Surge Kits help establish a common operational framework between hospitals, EMS providers, emergency management agencies, healthcare coalitions, and incident command personnel. By supporting accountability, documentation, and information sharing, these kits help improve coordination during major incidents and planned events.
Designed to support interoperability across multiple disciplines, Medical Surge Kits help facilities integrate into broader response operations while maintaining visibility of patient movement, resource needs, and surge capacity.
Medical Surge Kit Capabilities
- Expand patient accountability during surge operations.
- Support self-transport patient management.
- Improve medical surge coordination and documentation.
- Enhance interoperability between hospitals and responding agencies.
- Support healthcare coalition preparedness and planning efforts.
- Provide scalable resources that can expand as operational demands increase.
Common Applications
- Hospitals and Healthcare Systems
- Healthcare Coalitions
- Regional Disaster Planning
- Mass Casualty Incident Preparedness
- Large Public Events and Gatherings
- Medical Surge Exercises
- Emergency Preparedness Programs
- National Special Security Events (NSSEs)
Preparedness Extends Beyond the Scene
Effective preparedness requires coordination between field responders and receiving facilities. Medical Surge Kits help healthcare organizations establish accountability and surge management processes before an incident occurs, improving operational readiness when patient volumes increase unexpectedly.
Related Preparedness Solutions
Medical Surge Kits are part of the broader Major Event Readiness Package ecosystem and complement venue response, incident command, emergency operations, accountability, and training solutions.