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| 16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 31, 1989 by Kelly Storry Emergency services in Port Perry were tested Thursday, in the wake of a mock disaster. Each Je ar Port Perry Com- munity Hospital tests one of its four plans. Included are the dis- aster, fire, bomb threat, and patient search plans. as did the scurrying of equip- ment as it was transported from one room to another ,to tend to each patients 'needs. With all the work that is put into this plan Hodgins said, "it is well worth the time and ef- fort. It is an educational experi- ence, we learn, and we grow fromit." there were 12 observers watch- ing all aspects of the disaster. These observers consisted of staff, police, and ambulance at- tendants. After the disaster exercise was complete, the observers, staff, and all involved met for a wrap-up session. "It went really well, we are of the exercise," said Hodgins. Although everyone was well looked after, there were some recommendations made. One recommendation is to review the disaster tags. Thisis the tag placed on the patient, which is done instead of having to fill out all the necessary OHIP, and other forms. . Hospital participates in 'mock disaster" to review the flow of communi- cation between the emergency room staff, and the central dis- aster area, to keep relatives, and friends better informed on the status of their loved ones. With the disaster plan com- pleted, Hodgins said that they are ready to handle such a sce- nario, as the exercise went "The main reason for these plans is to see how well our fa- cilities can respond to the in- flux," stated Bette Hodgins, co- ordinator of special needs for the hospital. Hodgins added the other rea- sons for the plan are as follows: to test staff response ,if such a situation was to occur, to notice any weaknesses in the manual, and to find out the strengths of the emergency services. Thursday's mock disaster re- volved around a bus accident . At 2:30 p.m. a call was put into Central Ambulance Dispatch to request assistance at an auto- mobile accident on Highway 7A in Port Perry. Nine high school students, and the bus driver were injured in the collision. All of the in- jured needed immediate medi- cal attention by the staff of Port Perry Community Hospital. According to Hodgins, six victims is a "code pink "for this hospital, and ten for Port Perry is a "disaster." There is a lot of planning in- volved in the making of a mock disaster. All emergency servic- es,such as fire, police, and am- bulance were involved in the planning. The clergy were even represented to add yet another touch of realism. All steps necessary to have this disaster appear authentic were taken. The ambulance drivers relayed information of patient's conditions to the awaiting doctor. The concerned friends and relatives exercised all avenues open to them to find more information on their re- spective loved ones. The doctors' attitudes, the ambulance drivers responsiv- ness and the staff's profession- alism,were convincing.The con- cern of the friends and relatives Throughout the exercise quite pleased with the results Another recommendation is smoothly. Port Perry's emergency services--hospital, ambulance; police and fire-- were put to the test last week in a mock dis- aster. The scenario involved a crash of a school bus in which the driver and nine students suffer serious injuries. in photo above, one of the "Injured" students is being at- ment, response time; and the overall ability to handle a serious Incident. Once the "disaster" was over last week, several recommendations were handed down to help insure that things will run as smoothly as possible, should the community's emergency services ever have to face a real of the victims seemed genuine, tended by Dr. Mike Monohan at the hospital emergency de- (isaster Eenuine partment. 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