Montreal General Hospital to conduct disaster response simulation today
The code orange and decontamination exercise will simulate a train derailment and chemical spill and involve the emergency treatment of 40 mock patients suffering a variety of traumas.
Emergency and other hospital services will not be affected by simulation exercise
The Montreal General Hospital will conduct a disaster response simulation exercise in its emergency department this morning.
The code orange and decontamination exercise will simulate a train derailment and chemical spill and involve the emergency treatment of 40 mock patients suffering a variety of traumas.
Code orange is the recognized signal in Quebec's health care system indicating a catastrophe with multiple casualties.
All hospital services, including the emergency department, will remain open to actual patients.