Emergency department staff at two Essex hospitals take on high-risk incident tests

Emergency Department staff at Southend and Basildon Hospitals have been taking on high-risk incident exercises to prepare for a proper response if an event occurs.

Staff at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, and it's Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response Team, ran a full-scale chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training exercise.

A similar exercise is set to take place at Broomfield Hospital next month.

The simulation is designed to test the team's ability to respond to rare, high-risk incidents. Using realistic scenarios, emergency teams use hazmat suits to run through decontamination procedures.

Every hospital trust must make sure they practice in case of such incidents, so they can respond properly if such an event occurs.

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