Tag: hospital drill
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Sydney Hospitals Run Multi-Agency Ebola Emergency Response Drill
Coordinated drills test Ebola emergency response across Sydney hospitals In a high-stakes, simulated mission, a quarantine room at Concord Hospital in Sydney’s inner west becomes the stage for a meticulous test of the city’s emergency response plans. A returned traveller displaying symptoms associated with Ebola is strapped into a bio-containment bubble on a stretcher, with…
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Ebola Emergency Drill in Sydney Hospitals — Multi-Agency Response
Overview of a High-Stakes Simulation In a controlled, non-emergency setting, Sydney’s health system recently conducted a multi-agency exercise to test emergency response plans for a potential Ebola case. The exercise took place at Concord Hospital in the city’s inner west, with a scenario that involved a returned traveler showing Ebola-like symptoms and requiring containment in…