{"id":56281,"date":"2014-09-26T12:35:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T19:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=56281"},"modified":"2014-10-01T14:03:36","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T21:03:36","slug":"uav-preparing-students-for-mass-casualty-incidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/09\/26\/uav-preparing-students-for-mass-casualty-incidents\/","title":{"rendered":"UAV preparing students for mass casualty incidents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A variety of emergency situations will be incorporated in the Sept. 30 MCI drill, including earthquakes, gas explosions and multi-vehicle accidents. (Contributed photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 A mass casualty incident (MCI) is declared when an incident involves more casualties than a typical emergency response team can handle.<\/p>\n

Examples include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n

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  • Multiple vehicle collisions,<\/li>\n
  • Mass transit accidents,<\/li>\n
  • Carbon monoxide emergencies,<\/li>\n
  • Hazmat incidents,<\/li>\n
  • Multiple shooting victims, and<\/li>\n
  • Chemical exposure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    University of Antelope Valley has conducted an MCI drill for the last five paramedic training classes, according to UAV Fire\/EMS Instructor Ron Stanick. The next MCI drill is scheduled for Sept. 30, 2014.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe purpose for the exercise is to enhance the paramedic students\u2019 understanding of the Incident Command System and allow them to work in a realistic large-scale incident,\u201d Stanick said. \u201cExperienced emergency faculty teaches the components in the classroom and then assigns each student a command role during the exercise. This allows them to experience the stress and pressure of being overwhelmed by large numbers of people who require rescue and medical aid.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The training also incorporates UAV\u2019s EMT students, Fire Science students and for the first time, Nursing students.<\/p>\n

    The EMT students assist in basic life support skills; Fire Science students conduct physical rescue operations; and Nursing students work in a \u2018hospital receiving\u2019 scenario in the UAV gymnasium.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe always invite past paramedic students to participate and we enlist the assistance of volunteers from other programs on campus. A variety of emergency situations are incorporated, including earthquakes, gas explosions and multi-vehicle accidents,\u201d said Stanick.<\/p>\n

    For more information on the mass casualty incident training on Sept. 30, or any other programs offered at the University of Antelope Valley, call 661-726-1911.<\/p>\n

    –<\/p>\n

    [Information via press release from the University of Antelope Valley.]<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    LANCASTER \u2013 A mass casualty incident (MCI) is declared when an incident involves more casualties than a typical emergency response team can handle. Examples include, but are not limited to: Multiple vehicle collisions, Mass transit accidents, Carbon monoxide emergencies, Hazmat incidents, Multiple shooting victims, and Chemical exposure. University of Antelope Valley has conducted an MCI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56281"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}