Grundy County Drill Scenario Addresses Communicable Disease
The Grundy County Emergency Management drill scenario gave officials and volunteers a chance to role play what to do if the pneumonic plague were to be present in the area.
The scenario was this: a patient came to Morris Hospital with a list of symptoms - a cough, chest pain, a fever and difficulty breathing. After some research, hospital staff realized they were dealing with something more serious than phemonia. They had an outbreak of pneumonic plague. With this as the background, the Grundy County Emergency Management and the Kendall County Emergency Management agencies got together for an emergency management drill on Tuesday in Morris. Jayne Ballun, Kendall County Emergency Response Coordinator said the practice drill is a good idea to share between the two counties. "We would have to help each other out in a real emergency," she said. "We learned a lot today; we moved ahead." Grundy County has hosted …
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