- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Harborview Medical Center needs Disaster Drill Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: Harborview Medical Center
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Harborview Medical Center conducts an annual decontamination drill to practice decontaminating volunteers posing as patients who have had a simulated hazardous materials exposure. This year’s drill will be held Tuesday, August 13 th from 8am-11am.
Volunteers will receive a briefing on how the drill will be conducted the morning of the drill. Volunteers should come prepared to get fully wet as they will be going through decontamination showers to wash off shaving cream that represents the hazardous material. Once they have been washed off, they will be escorted into the emergency department to simulate being triaged and admitted to the hospital. It is recommended to wear tshirt or tank top and shorts, and sandals or flip flops that can get wet, and bring a change of dry clothes and shoes for after the drill. The drill will be held in the street just outside the emergency department entrance and there will be people watching the drill happen.
We always hope for warm weather, but the drill will happen rain or shine. We need about 25 volunteers, must be at least 18 years old.
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About Harborview Medical Center
Location:
325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, US
Mission Statement
The following groups of patients and programs will be given priority for care: -Persons who are non-English speaking poor -Persons who are uninsured or underinsured -Persons who experience domestic violence -Persons who experience sexual assault -Persons incarcerated in King County's Jails -Persons with mental illness, particularly those treated involuntarily -Persons with substance abuse -Persons with sexually transmitted diseases -Persons who require specialized emergency care -Persons who require trauma care -Persons who require burn care Harborview's patient care mission is accomplished by assuming and maintaining a strong leadership position in the Pacific Northwest and the local community. This leadership role is nurtured through the delivery of health services of the highest quality to all of its patients and through effective use of its resources as determined by the Harborview Board of Trustees.
Description
Harborview Medical Center is owned by King County, governed by a county-appointed board of trustees and managed by the University of Washington. UW Medicine physicians, staff and other healthcare professionals based at Harborview serve patients from all walks of life in world-class centers of emphasis and also serve a mission population for King County.
Harborview is the only designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma and burn center in the state of Washington and serves as the regional trauma and burn referral center for Alaska, Montana and Idaho.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
325 9th AveSeattle, WA 98104
DATE POSTED
July 12, 2019
SKILLS
- Safety & Disaster Education
- Disaster Response
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Approximately 3 hours
- Must be age 18 or older. Volunteer participants will be in a simulated disaster scenario and then will be assessed and checked in briefly (triaged) to the Emergency Department where actual medical care is also being delivered to patients.