UAH nursing students stage annual mock "disaster drill" MAR 27, 2012 Huntsville, Ala. (April2, 2012) — Students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Nursing will stage a mock disaster drill on Thursday, April 5. The annual drill includes several "public health emergencies" that occur during potentially life or death weather and accident related situations. These include exposure to chemical or hazardous wastes, power or gas main leaks, and management of communicable disease outbreaks, which may require quarantine. The victim triaging and treatment is schedule from 8 a.m., to 10:30 a.m., in Wilson Hall on the UAH campus. The disaster drill debriefing will be from 10:30 a.m., to 12:30 p.m. The College of Nursing began conducting annual disaster drills in the spring of 2005. This year, in an effort to expand the coordination of response efforts on campus, the Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) and university administrators will participate with the College of Nursing in a full-scale "live" disaster drill and tabletop simulator module. Based on real-world scenarios, tabletop simulations have been successfully used as teaching tools by emergency management and community agencies for response and command training. "The tabletop simulation will occur simultaneously with the with the disaster drill," said Marta Browning, clinical associate professor of nursing and coordinator of the event. "The 'fictitious' scenario this year is an F5 tornado touch down in Huntsville and surrounding areas. Both hospitals in Huntsville are overwhelmed with critically injured patents and the university's College of Nursing is forced to act as a disaster response crisis center. "The senior nursing student clinicians will face multiple challenges managing victims in the chaotic aftermath of a tornado and coordinating their responses with members of OEP and UAH administrators responding to the disastrous situation," she said. Browning said the main goals of the disaster drill include: Preparation of Baccalaureate nursing students and graduates in emergency response management Evaluation of clinical decision making of senior nursing students Training students to stage and evaluate disaster simulations as a clinical skill to be transferred into other community and clinical settings Collaboration with OEP to improve (campus community) internal emergency response policies and procedures Promotion of interoperability (combination of all disaster response workers to provide and accept services from other systems) to respond better to disaster emergencies. For more information Joyce Anderson-Maples, (256) 824-2101 maplesj@uah.edu SHARE Related News {{article.title}} Related Links Quality Assurance of Online Courses Pass-Withdraw Instructions Updates for Summer 2020 Orientation Prospective Students: Want to visit us? Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Grading Changes Updated 4/6/2020 Updates to Grading for Spring 2020 due to COVID-19 Updated: 4/6/2020 ODEI COVID-19 Resources Wi-Fi Available for Student Use Update to Grading Policy for Spring 2020 Limited Business Operations Extended Urgent Zoom Recording Storage Issue Teaching Remotely Through End of Semester-Examination Guidance and OIT Help Guidelines COVID19 Bookstore updates UAH IT Telework Capabilities & Troubleshooting Human Resources Response to COVID-19 Situation Reminder Classes Canceled for March 19, 20, and 23, Delay of FAR Due Date, Suspension of Strategic Plan Faculty & Staff Campus Update University Business Services and Package Delivery Telecommute Process Faculty and Staff Clinic Update March 16, 2020 ETL Update - March 17th Withdrawal Deadline Extended to April 17 Faculty and Staff Clinic Members Covered under the UAH Self-Funded Health Plans CPS - COVID-19 Information and Updates Maintaining Academic Continuity in the Context of COVID-19 Important Information about Remote Delivery of Classes Beginning March 16th UAH events cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions Continuity of Library Services to Our Students Maintaining Instructional Continuity Reimbursement for Canceled Travel Popular Stories {{article.title}}