Univ. of Iowa Hospitals was well prepared for patients after Marengo building explosion

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Employees with the College of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics say that they had gone via a mass casualty occasion coaching train simply days earlier than the explosion at a constructing in Marengo on Thursday.

At the very least 10 individuals had been taken to UIHC to be handled following the explosion and ensuing hearth.

Nobody was killed, and just one individual was reported as being severely injured.

UIHC obtained between 10 and 15 those who had been harm within the explosion. 5 of them got here by ambulance, however the hospital wouldn’t present precise numbers on account of privateness legal guidelines.

Most individuals had what Dr. Theresa Brennan described as “delicate” or “reasonable” accidents. A few of these sufferers have since been discharged.

UIHC workers stated they handled this explosion as a mass casualty occasion, which they’re at all times getting ready for.

“So we had been well-prepared to take these sufferers and any sufferers that got here, and we’re actually grateful for our staff to have been so devoted to this emergency response,” Dr. Brennan stated.

She stated workers labored rapidly to make room for sufferers from the Marengo explosion, they usually had been even ready for extra sufferers than they ended up seeing.

“Mobilization throughout an emergency is what we do finest,” she stated. “Even in a time when staffing is difficult, our staff did an awesome job of attempting to maneuver sufferers out of the ER. Our ER, as you realize, is routinely full.”

UIHC has the one burn therapy middle in Iowa formally verified by the American Burn Affiliation and the American School of Surgeons. It treats tons of of individuals yearly.

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