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The second
training session for participants in the
Greater Fall River Medical Reserve Corps (GFRMRC) was held on June
27, 2007, at the Fall River Boys' and Girls' Club on County Street.
Community-based Emergency Dispensing Sites (EDS) to administer vaccine
or dispense antibiotics are likely to be part of the response to
infectious disease outbreaks of any magnitude. These incidents can
range from a single case of hepatitis A in a food handler to cases of
meningitis in a school to an influenza pandemic or bioterrorist event
involving thousands of people or even the entire population. Fall River
has identified nine
EDS sites. The training provided some guidelines on how
Fall River and other communities will operate those sites in an
emergency.
Click
here for photos of the first training session. For further information, call
508-324-2520. |
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(Top row, left) Registered Nurses Karen Carreiro, Maggi Canulla, and Terry Simmons listen intently to the presentation. (Top row middle and right) FRHHS Director Mike Coughlin kicks off the training session; (Middle row), MDPH Regional Health Educator Lisa Crowner conducts the training session. (Bottom left) Bristol County MRC Coordinator Cheryl Bushnell shares a laugh with Maggi Canulla and Karen Carreiro. (Bottom Middle) Mike Coughlin explains how the MRC will operate with Westport MRC volunteer Robert Porawski. (Bottom right) Lisa Crowner explains a point to RNs Maggi Canulla and Linda Saravo. |
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