Parkway Hospital Participates In Disaster Drill

New York - On October 18, 2008, Parkway Hospital, in conjunction with St. John’s Hospital of Queens and Mary Immaculate Hospital, will coordinate a drill that will test hospitals and first responders’ ability to deal with a mass casualty incident involving a radiation dispersal device, otherwise known as a ‘dirty bomb’. The drill will include mass decontamination of those exposed to the ‘dirty bomb’, as well as the logistics involved in the treatment and removal of victims.

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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on October 27th, 2008