Mass casualty mock drill held at Government School of Nursing in Thoothukudi

A mass casualty drill was conducted at the government school of nursing in Thoothukudi on Friday by the Department of Emergency Medicine of Government Thoothukudi Medical College and Hospital (TKGMCH).

The programme was presided over by Medical Superintendent R. Padmanabhan. Resident Medical Officer Silas Jeyamani was also present at the event.

The mock drill was jointly organised by TKGMCH, the Fire and Rescue Services personnel and the police department to demonstrate the procedures for rescuing and providing medical treatment to victims in the event of a major disaster involving mass casualties.

Around 50 post graduate students from the Department of Emergency Medicine and MBBS students of TKGMCH participated in the exercise under the guidance of Bharath, Head of Emergency Medicine Department.