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10/05/17
Mrs. Roche
Community Clinical
Disaster Drill
Today at clinical my peers and I participated in a mock “live shooter” event at St.
Joseph’s Hospital in Warren. The entire staff at St. Joe’s and local police department were
involved as it took place in the emergency department. The goal was to enact a situation where
an active shooting had taken place and it was the hospital’s job to respond to the event in a way
that they would if it were real by triaging injured patients and taking care of them to the best of
the hospital’s ability. I really didn’t know what to expect going into that morning, and really was
surprised at how involved everyone must be in such an event. The amount of communication
necessary in order to successfully achieve continuity of care is astonishing. Due to a wide range
of injuries people needed to be sent many different places for emergency surgery whether it be
within the facility or elsewhere. The team had to be very quick on their toes and react quickly to
the different injuries each patient presented with. This communication process for transfer or
(report) is usually very detailed and set up to help ensure the best care possible. However, in this
Although more practice may be needed to perform such an incident more smoothly, it is
truly awesome to see so many people come together in the community for the benefit of
everyone’s health. Not only as an entire healthcare staff at St. Joe needed to successfully perform
the drill, but many other healthcare professionals at other facilities and transferring in between.
Not to mention the police department, quick response team, and possibly fire department to make
the area safe before any care could be provided. After all, the definition of health does have a lot
to do with the safety of the environment we live in every day. A good amount of this safety has
We are taught from a young age the importance of teamwork. It is truly such a vital
aspect of being efficient in the field of healthcare. Without great communication, delegation of
care, and overall respect for everyone in the healthcare community a great healthcare system in
our communities would not be possible. Situations similar to the disaster drill should be routine
in our communities not only to help prepare for this very unfortunate situation; moreover, to
bring everyone together as a team to function as a better healthcare system and understand how