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Recent News & Media Releases
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Date: 21 August 2007 Natrona County Medical Reserve Corps Trains with Federal Assets Two members of the Natrona County Medical Reserve Corps have recently completed training with the United States Public Health Service’s Commissioned Corps at Camp Bullis, Texas. Dr. Marty Thone, NCMRC Director, and Theresa Dernbach each attended a week long training session on the emergency response and deployment of a Federal Medical Station. A Federal Medical Station is a mobile hospital unit capable of providing care for victims of a mass casualty event. The Public Health Service and its Commissioned Corps of medical professionals are prepared to respond within 48 to 72 hours following such an event to supplement the existing local response. In the event of a mass casualty event the nations 695 Medical Reserve Corps units, comprised of over 125,000 volunteers, would work alongside local responders to provide emergency medical support to the injured and would subsequently assist Federal responders in providing additional aid. This training was designed to begin the integration of the Federal response with the local Medical Reserve Corps response. Both the United States Public Health Service and the Medical Reserve Corps are under the direction of the Surgeon General of the United States. For more information concerning the Natrona County Medical Reserve Corps contact Dr. Thone at 577-9737. CONTACT: Martin V. Thone Jr., M.S., Ph.D. |
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