Wright State University nursing students scream for help while injured patients lie motionless in an abandoned cement facility at Calamityville.<\/p>\n
These were scenes from a simulated explosion on the final day of a 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. The training took place Oct. 9-11 at Wright State\u2019s\u00a0National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dozens of Wright State nursing students participated in the training along with professionals from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Kettering Health Network provided a visit from its MedFlight helicopter, allowing students to learn how to transport critical patients.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the type of emergency nursing that I\u2019m interested in,\u201d said Tyler Rowland, a senior nursing student at Wright State. \u201cI have never seen another school that has this kind of program.\u201d<\/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":" Wright State University nursing students scream for help while injured patients lie motionless in an abandoned cement facility at Calamityville. Continue reading