Last week, the Southeast Utah Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, in conjunction with Carbon Medical and the Helper Clinic, conducted a medical surge exercise. This tested the capabilities of patient care exceeding care capacity. The exercise was conducted by simulating a car accident, which required immediate care of three patients in the car in addition to the
By Kathryn Miller, Southeast Utah Health Department In January of 2010, congress amended the “Controlled Substance Act” to provide for safe disposal of controlled substances. One reason cited in this act was that one third of people with a newly-acquired substance use disorder were between the ages of 12-17 (S. 3397, 2010). In this age […]