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Photos: UMMC stages mass casualty drill

By Howard B. Owens

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UMMC's personnel practiced dealing with a mass casualty scenario today with area high school students filling in as patients. The scenario involved a collapse of bleachers at a sporting event. The primary purpose was for staff to practice triage and workflow in dealing with a large influx of patients into the emergency room (a hallway next to the actual emergency room was used to simulate the emergency room).

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The command center.

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Personnel in a staging area awaiting assignments if more patients come in.

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