Mass Casualty Simulation at SIUE, Students and First Responder Partners to the Rescue

Mass Casualty Simulation at SIUE, Students and First Responder Partners to the Rescue

April 18, 2024, 2:00 PM

On the afternoon of April 15 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus, parking lot 8, a Mass Casualty Simulation took place.

As part of the Care of Populations course, the community health students in collaboration with the mental health students and Mass Communication Department joined Edwardsville Fire/EMS, Air Evac Helicopter and other emergency response vehicles for the training exercise.

Robert Morgan, assistant fire chief of the Edwardsville Fire Department and Siyanbola Animashaun, a fourth-year student in the School of Nursing, spoke on camera about the experience.

Watch the recap of the simulated emergency incident here.

Photos by Howard Ash; video by Bikash Pokharel