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ParkDisastervidesReal Emergency PracticeB CATHY GAIIGHStaff WriterA mass of bloodied andbroken bodies strewn acrossan athletic field was the sightwhich greeted foothill areapolice and firemen at Monrovia's Recreation Park early this week.Some 90 spectators at a little league game were seri-sously injured when a section of bleachers collapsed. Victims suffered numerous broken bones, shock, and insome cases extensive burnsresult of fires whichas awere ignited by open grills.However, the fires which firemen extinguished were merely a few smoke bombs and signs marked “fire”; the blood and wounds were courtesy of cold cream, wax andWpaint supplied by the city of Hope make-up department; and the disaster was merely a practice session for four area hospitals:, a(ommunciations network, police and fire departments and ambulance services.Exercise In I/igisticstheRepresentatives from City of Hope Medical Center, Santa T e r e s i t a, Arcadia Methodist and MonroviahadCommunity hospitals spent the last several months developing plans for the disaster, “an exercise in logistics.*' according to Robert Hutchins of Arcadia MethodistThe Feh 9 1971 earthMOVING INAmbulance attendantsrush into crowd of “victims’' in the multijured casualties were transported first tohospital disaster drill at Monrovia Recrehospital emergency wards; firemen beation Park last week. Most critically in-gan first aid treatment for others.quake triggered several196Rgroups of California hospitals Duarte hospitals, she said.to regularly hold such rehearsals to insure their preparedness for wide-spreadThis week s disaster alertinvolved police and fire de-f r o m MonroviaCalls for blood types went out over the network, alerting other Foothills hospitals as well as Ixs Angeles Coun-according to SisterMary Ann of Santa Teresita Hospital. The only such dry run in the foothills area waspartments and Arcadia, the Temple City sheriff’s station, ambulancesMonrovia - Arcadia.fromWhite’s andBill Crippen’sfy General Hospital, who dispatched a Temple City sheriff's deputy with blood supplies.“The value of the radioservice*, civil deten.se end 10 «» 0 r k *?* ronfirmed.
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Arcadia Tribune
Arcadia, California, US
Sun, Jun 25, 1972
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