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VO: What we have, our situation - 7.7 magnitude
earthquake in the New Madrid fault area in
northern Mississippi.
MAN: So, this is an example of a casualty
receiving center, or exercise, and it would
be similar to what we might do after real
events like the earthquake in Haiti.
WOMAN: My role is just to ensure that the
staff and everybody responding is following
safe procedures and just to ensure the safety
of the entire crew.
WOMAN: It's a really good experience just
to know, like, what could potentially happen
in real life, so I've been really glad to
be part of it and be able to see the team
work involved.
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MAN: Typically one knee, and on the head count,
we'll lift.
[NAT SOUND] And it's straight up.
Then of course I'll tell you to move out forward
backwards whichever way you gotta go.
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WOMAN: This exercise has opened our eyes to
the trauma and the psychological impact that
the family members might be experiencing trying
to locate family members.
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WOMAN: My responsibility is to scan the patients
as they come in so that we'll be able to track
them from the time of their arrival, and make
sure they get to the specific hospitals that
they're being directed to.
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MAN: Right now, we're having our treatment
and triage teams working diligently to get
all of the patients taken care of before they're
transported off to the outside facilities.
WOMAN: Came here, just as an observer initially
but I got to get pulled in as a patient transporter
and so, got to go on the plane, see a lot
of the casualties, seen a lot of team work
here, and it's been a really good experience.
[MUSIC]
MAN: That's one of the biggest things about
something like this, this is a good news story
showing how we support the community and support
the nation at large, and we want the word
to get out.
