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CA hospitals take part in statewide disaster drills
Healthcare Security Weekly, November 21, 2005
Hospitals all over California took part in the seventh annual Statewide Medical and Health Disaster Exercise on Thursday.
Hospitals were just a part of the drills that also included health clinics, ambulance providers, public health agencies, and local governments across the state.
The scenario for the drills this year involved a fictitious bomb exploding at a public rally for a high profile politician.
Oroville Hospital was one of the many hospitals across the state taking part in the drill and acted as one of the primary trauma centers, reports the Oroville Mercury Register.
The hospital designated specific areas for the overflow patients and dealt with several surprises thrown at them, like downed telephone lines and a second bomb going off at an on-site medical station.
Hospital staff were also told to deal with the emotional impact of distress about loved ones possibly being injured in the explosion.
Officials will analyze how the hospital and other emergency responders acted to the disaster in the coming weeks.
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