University of Virginia Health System

The UVAMRC participated in a local emergency preparedness drill that took place on the weekend of September 10 and 11, 2005.  This drill focused on two stages of response, with a plane crash due to an act of terrorism being part of the first stage, and the hospital response for the victims in the second stage.  Volunteers from the UVAMRC were called upon to help the UVA Hospital response on Sunday morning, with some members acting as victims, being able to walk through the decontamination tents and be triaged by Health System personnel; these volunteers as well as other members of the UVAMRC helped to evaluate the staff as well as the functioning of the hospital's response plan.

Above is the Decontamination Tent, set up beside the Emergency Dept., with volunteers stationed around it, waiting for victims.

UVAMRC volunteers get made-up (above) to look like victims of the airplane accident.

Pictured below are UVAMRC volunteers ready to walk through and evaluate the hospital's emergency response staffing and process.