EMT Class Holds Mock Mass Casualty Incident

EMT Class Holds Mock Mass Casualty Incident
at SUNY Rockland Community College

Media Advisory

Suffern, NY - The SUNY Rockland EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) instructor will hold a drill to place students in a near-realistic disaster scenario.

Saturday, April 25, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. (set-up begins at 8:00 a.m.)

Mock Mass Casualty Incident

Upper student parking lot next to the Rockland Community College Library

The instructor of EMT 101 and 102 will be holding a mock Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) exercise as the final culmination of everything the students have learned over the semester. It includes scene size up and safety precautions, assessment of medical and trauma patients (dress and make-up will simulate injuries), and treatment of injury or illness, which will include airway management, oxygen administration and CPR. There will be transportation considerations, ambulance operations and Weapons of Mass Destruction/ terrorism awareness.

In the past, students have reenacted a school shooting, injuries/illnesses at a sporting event, and a multiple car accident. This year’s exercise is still to be determined. Victims donate their time and include past EMT students, nursing students and volunteers from the community.

For further information about the class, EMT 101 and 102, contact Shelly Bliden, EMT Course Coordinator, at 914-760- 0738, or sbliden@yahoo.com

For more information about the Paramedic Program/Emergency Medical Services, contact Peter Andryuk, Instructor/Coordinator, 845-574-4584 or pandryuk@sunyrockland.edu.

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.