Volunteer high school students from Live Oaks Career Campus in Milford scream for help while injured patients lie motionless near a destroyed home and damaged vehicles.<\/p>\n
These were scenes from a simulated tornado on the final day of a weeklong training program offered by Wright State University\u2019s\u00a0National Disaster Health Consortium<\/a>\u00a0(NDHC), an interprofessional program designed to standardize disaster preparedness, response and recovery training. Wright State nursing students were among those who participated in the training, which took place Oct. 9-13 at Wright State\u2019s\u00a0National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that it\u2019s awesome that Wright State has stepped up and has taken a role in this important community service, which is getting people in this area prepared to respond in case we have any type of natural disaster,\u201d said Ann Compton, a health technology instructor at Live Oaks Career Campus.<\/p>\n Participants received continuing education credit, a certificate from NDHC and Advanced Disaster Life Support certification. More information about the National Disaster Health Consortium, including registration details, is available at\u00a0nursing.wright.edu<\/a>\u00a0or by calling 937-775-3572.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Video: Volunteer high school students scream for help after a simulated tornado training program at the National Disaster Health Consortium. Continue reading