1. Another disaster drill is set for November, involving hospitals, law enforcement, fire rescue and emergency workers. 2. Denver was the first city to undergo the assessment and training program, and performed well in a mock disaster drill, Friel said. 3. Disaster drills generally focus on summoning surgeons and anesthesiologists, but not asthma and other specialists. 4. Like every major trauma center, Bellevue conducts disaster drills several times a year, rehearsals for performances that seldom happen. 5. The company conducts a full-scale disaster drill once a year and makes changes in the plan as they are needed. 6. Though it is brought out annually for local disaster drills, it never has been used locally. 7. Yet none of the hospitals put their medical disaster drills into action. 8. A recent disaster drill at the building was a flashy display of hovering helicopters, rappeling rescue teams and black-clad commandos who incapacitated actors posing as terrorists. 9. An electrical explosion and fire burned two workers Saturday, one critically, in a building at Newark International Airport, while a mock disaster drill was underway outside. 10. Helicopters hovered, rescue teams rappelled and black-clad commandos disarmed actors posing as terrorists during a recent disaster drill at the office building. |