Hundreds of students learn vital emergency response training at 16th annual Disaster Day
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Having medical professionals trained in emergency response has become more critical in recent years with the increase of natural and man-made disasters.
The annual Disaster Day helps train students for future disaster situations.
Hundreds of students from Texas A&M took part in the training Friday.
It’s the nation’s largest student-led, interprofessional emergency response simulation, providing students with critical life-saving skills required in disaster situations.
”We bring people from med school, nursing school, pharmacy, all those people to work together in units that then provide the best treatment for patients,” said Tyler Watson with the student planning committee.
Students participate in triage, patient care, mental health care and needs assessment, disaster management and simulation oversight.
“If something were to strike their workplace, their community, they would have the confidence to know they have a role to play, what that looks like and how to step in,” said Dr. Angela Clendenin with the Texas A&M School of Public Health.
