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Tag: San Antonio Mass Casualty Exercise and Evaluation

BAMC tests capabilities during city-wide mass casualty exercise
October 24, 2024 — Brooke Army Medical Center participated in the San Antonio Mass Casualty Exercise and Evaluation on Oct. 23... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center tests emergency capabilities during city-wide exercise
October 16, 2018 — The scenario for this exercise was mass shooting involving explosives at Freeman Coliseum in downtown San Antonio. At BAMC, an additional scenario involving a tanker truck containing a chemical agent colliding with a bus carrying patients, was added to test the hospital’s ability to decontaminate patients before treatment... MORE

Steven Burton (right), emergency manager, briefs members of the Emergency Operations Center during the 2018 San Antonio Mass Casualty Exercise and Evaluation at Brooke Army Medical Center Oct. 11. The exercise simulated an active shooter scenario to test the capabilities of hospitals and emergency responders in the San Antonio area.