COURTESY OF HOPKINS EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION
HERO EMTs demonstrated their mass casualty incident drills to University President Ronald J. Daniels in spring 2019.
After pausing its operations during the fall semester, the Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO) resumed activities for the spring on Feb. 2. HERO is the University’s student-run, professional emergency medical services organization. It operates as a 24/7 response service, with the Hopkins Emergency Response Unit branch tasked with providing patient care.
Captain Erik Pan, a junior, stated in an interview with
The News-Letter that HERO is now equipped to medical emergencies related to COVID-19 on campus.
He explained that for non–COVID-19 cases, emergency medical technicians (EMT) need to wear at least an N95 respirator or higher respirator, a face shield and one set of gloves. For cases with suspected COVID-19 exposure, EMTS must also wear a trauma gown and another set of gloves.