« nn i ea a ar rag armerate TaeD ecw oer renee ita Ne _after the crash, the most seriously injured victims were on their way to Mills Memorial Hospital. This disaster, of course, wasn’t real. It was only a simulation. Media people wandered the area freely, asking shift supervisor Stew Cotterill questions whenever there was something they didn’t under- stand. There was no fire, no foam flame retardant used. The aircraft that-had presumably crashed was not damaged. The only thing that made the ' scene appear real was the group of ; 20 Air Cadets from Terrace’s 747 Squadron who played the role of the victims. Moans and cries for - help were convincing. Disturbingly real looking wounds applied by Casey Braam were even more convincing. But for Kennedy and Webber, this was more than just a simula- tion. This was serious business, an overall test of the emergency plan to see if it would work. And for the most part it did. There was only one glitch. Terrace am- bulances were busy and never arrived at the scene. It’s unlikely this would ever occur in a real ‘Simulated disaster =~ disaster, but rescuers:at the scene _. Continued from-page B1 “state of shock. About 35 minutes had to improvise quickly. It was a test they hadn’t expected. Victims were transported in a panel truck, the back of the RCMP van, and even in the back of a pickup truck. The only real prob- lem caused by the missing ambu- © lances was the lack of professional help Kennedy and Webber needed. Working alone, they were visibly exhausted by the end of the exer- cise. The simulation is. now being analyzed by airport officials, police and hospital staff to see how good the airport disaster plan really is. And if they decide there is any- thing that anyone could have done better, the plan will be changed. The airport holds exercises like ' this large-scale simulated accident every two years to be absolutely certain that the victims in a real disaster will receive the very best of help. A preliminary analysis was offered by Cotterill. "It came together fairly well," he says. "They did a good job considering the manpower... It seemed well organized. Everybody who came out seemed to do their thing. I think it worked well." The official analysis will be available in about two weeks. EMERGENCY ALERT — Crispina Cote, nursing supervisor at Mills Memorial Hospital, received the call alerting the hospital of a disaster at the airport. It was later determined that the ‘disaster’ was simulated by the Ministry of Transport to determine the level of readiness of local emergency personnel. Wage help available A provincial government pro- gram is offering a wage cost sub- sidy to employers who hire stu- dents for the summer, The Ministry of Advanced Edu- cation, Technology and Job Train- ing will pay one third of the hour- ly wages up to a maximum of $2.50 for students hired from July “1 to September 2. The program is intended to offer students oppor- tunities to be trained in specific types of career work during the summer by offering employers incentives to hire them. Information and program applica- tions are available to both students and prospective employers through the local office of the ministry at 3220 Eby St, next to the B.C. Government Access Centre. Carnivals will pay ' Any carnivals or amusement parks coming to Terrace will now pay the cost of dust control, appro- priate parking, traffic control and policing. City council adopted a Finance Committee recommenda- tion last week and anyone. in the future wanting to provide this type of entertainment within Terrace city limits will have to come up with a $3,620 cash deposit in order to get a licence. The better an operator manages his show, the more he will get back. The first $1,000 is a security deposit to ensure the site is cleaned of all debris. The city will use as much as they need of a $1,750 dust control deposit to ensure dust is not a problem. A deposit of $420 will cnsure adequate garbage bin placcment, washroom facilities, the placement of temporary traffic control signs and that water sources are properly maintained. And finally, $450 of the deposit will be used to provide three hours of bylaw enforcement and four hours of policing every day of the show. All these deposits are based on a three-day show. . by Nancy Orr "Department heads and head nurses please report to the board room." This was the simple message over the public address system at Mills Memorial Hospital at 11:50 last Thursday morning, A subtle charge of electricity seemed to permeate the air a3 everyone real- ized the significance of the mes- sage. Emergency procedures were going into place. In this instance, Crispina Cote, coominator of nurses, had received a call from the airport that a disas- ter had occurred and that approxi- mately 20 casualties would be arriving by whatever vehicles were available. She immediately put out the call for the directors — Margaret Pet- rick of Emergency Services and Joyce Krause of Patient Services, and all head nurses and department heads — to a meeting in the board room to initiate pre-arranged pro- cedures. Doctors on call and head nurses off-duty were notified, and decisions made as to whether to call in casual nurses or other staff and where they would be required. Almost without notice, people began assembling quietly and efficiently near the emergency door. From an observer’s point of view, everyone knew their appointed tasks and were putting them into effect. A triage was arranged outside the door to establish the nature of injuries and to direct personnel and patients. "Aprons" were handed out for easy identification of each person's function. What drives the rams The green levy of $3.00 you pily on new tires, Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 3, 1991 BT Emergency procedures tested at Mills fe A CONVINCING PERFORMANCE — This 747 squadron air cadet convincingly played the part of a victim with a broken back as the result of a simulated air disaster at the Terrace/Kitimat Airport. Thanks to the co-operation of BC's tire and battery retailers, new initiatives _ for you to safely dispose of your scrap tires and used batteries are up and Records personnel trundled their cart to a station near the door, assembling colour-coded tags for patients and corresponding charts to record the type of casualty and where the patient would be dis- patched. Porters (maintenance staff) came up with a load of stretchers, stacked them against the wall, and arranged sawhorses for support if needed. Wheelchairs were readied; de- partments were notified; supplies checked, pathology, plasma, X- rays and so on. And through it all, the supervision continued quietly circulating and checking. 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Now, over 90% | of the 2,000,000 used tires and 800,000 used batteries, that are being improperly IN GREATER VANCOUVER, CALL 739-9253 (RECYCLE) OR CALL TOLL-FREE 1-800-667-4321 very busy. Juice was made avail- able. And then everyone waited. Finally an airport van arrived and the routine went into effect, with Dr. Peter Wong directing the un- loading and Drs. Appleton, Brown, Redpath, Osei-Tutu and others giving attention in the emergency area, and Dr. Dunfield in charge in the operating theatres. In this instance, this was the extent of the emergency: cight casualties were treated. - A debriefing session would fol- low to assess the strength and weaknesses of the operation and in two weeks’ time, a further debrief- ing and assessment would be held with all the personnel involved in the disaster.