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Hundreds join the RIMPAC disaster response training

Diane S. W. Lee

By Diane S. W. Lee

July 12, 2018

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Hawaii’s medical professionals sharpened their life-saving skills on Ford Island as part the U.S. Navy’s Rim of the Pacific Exercises on Thursday, July 12. These pretend drills help to prepare them for the event of a real catastrophic disaster such as an earthquake or tsunami. Twenty seven Hawaii hospitals from six islands participated in the exercises along with the American Medical Response and 92 post-acute care organizations in the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief.
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A medical professional applies realistic moulage makeup on a volunteer patient. More than 300 civilians volunteered today to portray patients from a catastrophic disaster, such as an earthquake or tsunami, as part of Rim of the Pacific disaster response training exercises at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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A medical professional applies realistic moulage makeup on a volunteer patient. More than 300 civilians volunteered today to portray patients from a catastrophic disaster, such as an earthquake or tsunami, as part of Rim of the Pacific disaster response training exercises at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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Dawnn Villarreal, 40, volunteered today to portray a patient from a catastrophic disaster.
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Marlon Villatoro, 41, volunteered today to portray a patient from a catastrophic disaster.
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More than 300 civilians volunteered today to portray patients from a catastrophic disaster, such as an earthquake or tsunami, as part of Rim of the Pacific disaster response training exercises at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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More than 300 civilians volunteered today to portray patients from a catastrophic disaster, such as an earthquake or tsunami, as part of Rim of the Pacific disaster response training exercises at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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More than 300 civilians volunteered today to portray patients from a catastrophic disaster, such as an earthquake or tsunami, as part of Rim of the Pacific disaster response training exercises at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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More than 300 civilians volunteered today to portray patients from a catastrophic disaster, such as an earthquake or tsunami, as part of Rim of the Pacific disaster response training exercises at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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More than 300 civilians volunteered today to portray patients from a catastrophic disaster, such as an earthquake or tsunami, as part of Rim of the Pacific disaster response training exercises at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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More than 300 civilians volunteered today to portray patients from a catastrophic disaster, such as an earthquake or tsunami, as part of Rim of the Pacific disaster response training exercises at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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