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By Cristina Janney

Newton Kansan

Posted May 20, 2008 @ 08:51 AM

WALTON —

Personnel from the Newton, Hesston, Walton and Peabody Fire/EMS departments participated in a disaster drill Wednesday in Walton.

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Emergency workers practice skills during drill

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An emergency worker comforts and treats a girl who was playing a vehicle accident victim in a disaster drill scenario Wednesday in Walton. The scenario involved two overturned cars and both live actors and dummies. The tag on the girl’s wrist tells the emergency worker what her injuries are.

Emergency personnel put a neck brace on a volunteer during a disaster scenario. Participants were timed and critiqued on their performance.

Firefighters extract a patient from an overturned stationwagon. The firefighters had to deal with several different kinds of entrapments in the vehicle accident scenario.

Fire and medical crews practice caring for a patient during the simulation. The workers dealt with a variety of simulated injuries.

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