“Over the last few years, we have experienced unprecedented emergencies due to weather events, accidents, and health emergencies. Each provides invaluable lessons for the next and exercises like today’s play the same role by enabling us to learn and be better prepared for the next one,” said the Emergency Management Commissioner.
Last month New York City (NYC) Health + Hospitals enacted a simulated event that saw doctors and nurses have treat and contain a deadly infectious disease known as the Marburg virus, which is similar to the feared Ebola virus.
Performed on August 3rd, the city’s health group claims that while “the risk of Marburg virus coming to New York City is very low,” the NYC Health + Hospitals wrote: ‘”Patients” simulated symptoms of Marburg virus to test health care providers’ ability to quickly identify, isolate, and coordinate transport to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.”‘
‘During the drill, healthcare and EMS workers donned appropriate personal protective equipment and followed strict protocols to protect against exposure to the simulated pathogen,’ the health service added…
