VCOM - Carolinas 2017 Yearbook

CAROLINAS HIGHLIGHTS

11 In March, VCOM-Carolinas hosted emergency response training and a simulated bomb explosion, treated as a genuine mass casualty situation and requiring participants to triage victims in a variety of ways. Participants were health professionals from a range of specialties, including physicians, nurses, EMTs, social services, firefighters and mental health professionals. The College also welcomed participants from South Carolina Emergency Management, the Red Cross, and Medical Reserve Corps. VCOM students volunteered at the training event to portray victims, while VCOM faculty and local emergency healthcare professionals coordinated the simulation.

11. DISASTER SIMULATION ON CAMPUS

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