Who will be better prepared for a real terror attack, these students or the University of Michigan students who are wasting their time on zombies?

I know where I’m placing my bets.

CBS New York reports.

College Students Take Part In ‘Mass Casualty Incident’ Simulation

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A hands-on drill took place on Long Island in response to the Boston bombing. Using live actors and mannequins, hospitals and medical students responded to a simulated domestic terrorism crisis.

Nursing students from Molloy College acted as frantic victims as part of a domestic terrorism drill in New Hyde Park.

“We’re pretending right now that maybe something catastrophic happened and we are the first receivers of the hospital,” student Lenny Mormino told CBS 2′s Jennifer McLogan.

The students acted out a situation in which they were at a home team football game and an explosion happened.

The scenario played out near the grounds of North Shore LIJ Hospital, where mass casualties arrived by the dozens from a mock sporting event disaster.

“They are self-evacuating and also coming in by ambulances. Then they’re being monitored to make sure they have no radiation or chemical poisoning on them and coming into a treatment area,” said Anthony Egan, a North Shore LIJ emergency response trainer.

The actors were divided into groups — victims who have survived an improvised explosive device and others dealing with the aftermath of chemcial warfare.

“Very similar in nature to the Boston explosions — items that are man-made or in some cases, natural disasters, that can affect us at any time,” said trainer Roberty Picciano.


 
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