From left, Robert Malloy, Karla Treadway, Shawn Plyler, and Katie Price, all with Ft. Campbell EMS, participate in a U.S. Department of Justice Emergency Medical Services Operations for Weapons of Mass Destruction class taught at Vanderbilt Medical Center last week by instructors from Texas A & M Fire and Rescue International Training Academy. The students treated "Charlie," an interactive computerized mannequin that was exposed to nerve gas. More than 32 students participated in the training, including community physicians, nurses, safety professionals, EMTs, paramedics and firefighters. The course was sponsored by the Medical Center Office of News and Public Affairs. (photos by Dana Johnson)
At left, Joe Cook, a telecommunications operator with LifeFlight and a supervisor with Cheatham County EMS, prepares to intubate "Charlie" during a chemical exposure exercise.