Inside a mock disaster that prepares Portlanders for The Big One

Inside a mock disaster that prepares Portlanders for The Big One

In a big, dark warehouse in Northeast Portland, police have built an entire city block. There are homes, storefronts, an apartment complex, streets, cars, you name it.On a recent Saturday, the scene was staged with downed power lines, a burst gas main, smoke and a troupe of actors, painted with graphic injuries, like protruding bones and deep lacerations.Trainees for Portland’s volunteer Neighborhood Emergency Teams were brought in and told ther…

In a disaster, you might be in charge of short-term, life-saving care

In an emergency or large-scale disaster, our local first responders will be overwhelmed by calls. There won’t be enough of them to respond, and, in any case, roads might be damaged or blocked, keeping them from getting to you. This means that your household members and neighbors will be relying on you to help them with medical care.

Local nursing students prepare in case of disaster

CHAMPION TWP., Ohio (WKBN) - Kent State Trumbull nursing students got a lesson they hope to never use. Thursday morning, they took part in a simulated disaster event in which they tested their abilities to respond to a biochemical attack. If this were to happen in real life, their main responsibility is staffing "PODS," which are "Points of Dispensary." They are pop-up locations where residents can go to get information, treatment and any other …

GHC disaster simulation: Local nursing students get crash course in trauma care

Nursing students from the area tested their skills in emergency medicine and their fortitude in disaster situations during an active shooter simulation held Wednesday at Georgia Highlands College.