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GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Members of the 4th Fighter Wing conducted a mass casualty exercise, March 9, to test emergency medical response from both on and off base emergency personnel to a simulated explosion.
Players from multiple squadrons on base, as well as personnel from Wayne County emergency medical services and Wayne Memorial Hospital came together during the mass casualty exercise to test response readiness.
“The main take away from this is to utilize this exercise as if it were real world that way we can test our capabilities with us just being a clinic [with no emergency room],” said Master Sgt. Angela Baker, 4th Medical Support Squadron superintendent “Although we have trained professionals, it’s better that we have partnership with off base [medical] facilities. This exercise allowed us to test that partnership to see how we would work together if this were a real world incident and also for each of the teams to know which role they play to bring everything together.”
Airmen from the 4th Medical Group prepared more than 25 Airmen with simulated injuries similar to those sustained from an explosive device. Emergency personnel treated the Airmen during the exercise and approximately 17 Airmen were transported via Wayne County emergency medical services to Wayne Memorial Hospital for further care by civilian staff members at the hospital.
“At least once a year with [Seymour Johnson Air Force Base] we try to participate in these exercises so our staff can become more proficient in handling mass casualty events,” said Kevin Lee, Wayne Memorial Hospital emergency room clinical operations supervisor. “The benefit to participating in these exercises is putting your hands on people, actually seeing the injuries, so the nurses get to observe patients and get to see the injuries that have occurred.”
Patients were wheeled around the hospital to different departments so hospital staff could assess different areas and see where things needed improvement, added Lee.
“The overall importance, or goal, was to standardize communication efforts between all moving pieces; medical, fire, security forces, and off base medical agencies in order to render care to individuals as quickly and efficiently as possible, giving them a better chance for survival,” Baker said. “I believe our Airmen conducted this exercise admirably and showed where we have room for improvement but also where they excelled.”
| Date Taken: | 03.15.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.15.2016 09:53 |
| Story ID: | 192404 |
| Location: | GOLDSBORO, NC, US |
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