South Texas Health System McAllen Collaborates With South Texas College for Important Emergency Trauma Drill
Monday, March 28, 2022
On Friday, March 25, 2022, STHS McAllen executed an unannounced mock trauma drill aimed at testing the facility’s emergency preparedness while checking the on-duty staff’s medical response coordination capabilities.
The exercise was held in collaboration with South Texas College’s Emergency Medical Technology program and featured four EMS students who participated as mock patients in full moulage to simulate injuries sustained in traffic accidents and a shooting. Meanwhile, several other students worked with hospital staff and paramedics on transferring patients to and from the emergency room.