Tawam Hospital Al Ain, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, part of the SEHA healthcare system, announced that it had successfully conducted a simulation of Code Brown training for its staff at the hospital. The Code Brown training exercise is to manage toxic spill and exposure. These pictures show the process and detail of the exercise.
In the event of a large chemical spill, staff in the area is trained to contain the situation and stop the growth of the spill, if it is safe to do so, and to be alert to physical symptoms such as coughing, burning sensations, shortness of breath and teary eyes are mostly often associated with HazMat incidents.
During the exercise, staff learns the proper procedures for isolating the area, evacuating casualties to safety, and initiating Code Brown to alert emergency response teams to arrive to the scene.
During the exercise held at Tawam Hospital, the Incident Commander instructed the CBRN (Chemical Biohazard Radiation Nuclear) team not to deal with the spill and wait for specialised local authorities to arrive.
Casualties were moved from the incident scene and provided immediate first aid.
Ahmed Malalla Al Ali, Disaster Programme Manager and Risk Manager, Tawam Hospital said: “Accidents can occur at anytime and anywhere and these practical exercises increase the preparedness level of our staff in responding to HazMat incidents. Most importantly, it helps the staff to go through the decision making process without creating unnecessary panic.”
Steven A. Matarelli, Chief Operating Officer of Tawam Hospital, “During Code Brown training, we train our staff to do a quick assessment of the danger and to minimise exposure. Their mission is to manage the spill in an effective and efficient manner and provide appropriate medical care to the casualties where needed. They escalate any emergency that they cannot handle to Code Level 2, which alerts additional emergency response teams.”
Former and current World Number One (L-R back row) Mary Carillo, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, Ana Ivanovic, Lindsay Davenport, Chairman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association Stacey Allaster, Dinara Safina, Jelena Jankovic, Jennifer Capriati, Caroline Wozniacki, Amelie Mauresmo and Pam Shriver (L-R front row) Tracey Austin, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova, Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Justine Henin pose on stage during the WTA 40 Love Celebration on Middle Sunday of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England. (Photo by Getty Images)
Tracey Austin, Chris Evert and Betty Stowe pose at the WTA 40 Love Celebration during Middle Sunday of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. (Photo by Getty Images)
Monica Seles and Jelena Jankovic pose during the WTA 40 Love Celebration during Middle Sunday of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England. (Photo by Getty Images)
Former and current World Number One (L-R back row) Mary Carillo, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, Ana Ivanovic, Lindsay Davenport, Chairman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association Stacey Allaster, Dinara Safina, Jelena Jankovic, Jennifer Capriati, Caroline Wozniacki, Amelie Mauresmo and Pam Shriver (L-R front row) Tracey Austin, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova, Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Justine Henin pose on stage during the WTA 40 Love Celebration on Middle Sunday of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. (Photo by Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger's family bulldog during Hawaiian holiday. (TWITTER)
Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton were seen cuddling up together at a bowling alley. (TWITTER)
Ayushman Khurana (L) and Sushant Singh Rajput (2L) pose with actress Sophie Chaudhry (2R) and music director Pritam Sharma (R) as they attend a press conference ahead of The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Mumbai. (AFP)
Boman Irani (2L) poses with fellow actor Vir Das (2R), actresses Neha Dhupia (L) and Lisa Haydon (R) as they attend the press conference ahead of The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Mumbai. (AFP)
Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh (AP)
Andy Murray returns against Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in their fourth round men's singles match on day seven of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. (AFP)
Andy Murray (R) returns against Russia's Mikhail Youzhny (L) in their fourth round men's singles match on day seven. (AFP)
Kim Sears, girlfriend of Britain's Andy Murray applauds after Murray beat Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in their fourth round men's singles match. (AFP)
Andy Murray shakes hands with Russia's Mikhail Youzhny (L) after Murray won their fourth round men's singles match. (AFP)
Kim Sears, the girlfriend of Andy Murray. (REUTERS)
Andy Murray (REUTERS)
Kim Sears (REUTERS)
Andy Murray of Britain (TOP) hits a return to Mikhail Youzhny of Russia. (REUTERS)
Mikhail Youzhny of Russia slips during a Men's singles match against Andy Murray of Britain at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships. (AP)
Justin Bieber (AFP)
Scooter Braun and Justin Bieber attend the 3rd annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival at NYU Paulson Auditorium in New York. (REUTERS)
Beyonce performs on her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013" at Staples Center. (AP)
Beyonce (AP)
Beyonce performs on her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013" at Staples Center. (AP)
Shah Rukh Khan and actress Deepika Padukone pose during the promotion of the forthcoming Hindi film 'Chennai Express' in Mumbai. (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan and actress Deepika Padukone (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan and actress Deepika Padukone (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan actress Upasna Singh and host Kapil Sharma take part in the promotion of the forthcoming Hindi film 'Chennai Express' in Mumbai. (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan and actor Ali Asghar pose with host Kapil Sharma during the promotion of the forthcoming Hindi film 'Chennai Express' in Mumbai. (AFP)
Deepik Padukone sits with actor Shah Rukh Khan and actor Ali Asghar. (AFP)
Deepik Padukone sits with actor Shah Rukh Khan and actor Ali Asghar. (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan, actress Deepika Padukone pose with former cricketer Navjot Sidhu, host Kapil Sharma and director Rohit Shetty during the promotion of the forthcoming Hindi film 'Chennai Express'. (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan poses during the promotion of the forthcoming Hindi film 'Chennai Express' in Mumbai. (AFP)
Deepik Padukone (C) sits with actor Shah Rukh Khan (L) and director Rohit Shetty (R) during the promotion of the forthcoming Hindi film 'Chennai Express' in Mumbai. (AFP)
Deepik Padukone sits with actor Shah Rukh Khan and director Rohit Shetty (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan (C) dances with children during the promotion of the forthcoming Hindi film 'Chennai Express' in Mumbai. (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan (L) poses with actress Upasna Singh during the promotion of the forthcoming Hindi film 'Chennai Express' in Mumbai. (AFP)
Kristen Stewart and actor Michael Pitt pose before the Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for French fashion house Chanel in Paris. (REUTERS)
Kristen Stewart arrives for Chanel's Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013-2014 collection. (AP)
A model wears a creation by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel's Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013-2014 collection. (AP)
German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, second right, joins models as he acknowledges applause following the presentation of the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013-2014 collection he designed for Chanel. (AP)
A model wears a creation by fashion designer Donatella Versace during her Women's Fall Winter 2013 haute couture fashion collection in Paris, France. (AP)
Sandra Bullock signs autographs for fans during the premiere of her new film "Heat". (AP)
Shah Rukh Khan poses with actress Deepika Padukone during a promotional event for the forthcoming Hindi Film 'Chennai Express' in Mumbai. (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan poses with actresses Deepika Padukone and Tamil actress Priyamani. (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan poses with actress Deepika Padukone and director Rohit Shetty. (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan poses with actress Deepika Padukone and director Rohit Shetty. (AFP)
Madhuri Dixit (AFP)
Kim Sears watches Murray play against Spain's Fernando Verdasco. (AFP)
Kim Sears (AFP)
Kim Sears sits on Centre Court during the men's quarter-final tennis match between Murray and Fernando Verdasco of Spain. (REUTERS)
Kim Sears (REUTERS)
Ronaldo: Having fun at Universal Studios Singapore. (FACEBOOK)
It was great meeting the Peter Lim Scholars! (FACEBOOK)
Cristiano Ronaldo (FACEBOOK)
Cristiano Ronaldo (FACEBOOK)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, and soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, left, wave to media during a tree-planting event in a mangrove forest at Tanjung Benoa bay, Bali, Indonesia. (AP)
Cristiano Ronaldo attends a tree-planting event in a mangrove forest at Tanjung Benoa bay, Bali. (AP)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Cristiano Ronaldo (AP)
Usher poses on the trading floor just after ringing the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange in advance of the annual "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks" show. (AFP)
Usher gives a trader his portable computer after he poses on the trading floor just after ringing the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange. (AFP)
Usher rings the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange in advance of the annual "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks" show. (AFP)
Usher rings the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange. (AFP)
Usher lights The Empire State Building in celebration of Independence Day. (AFP)
Shah Rukh Khan, left shares light moment with co actor Deepika Padukone. (AP)
Shah Rukh Khan, left shares light moment with co actor Deepika Padukone. (AP)
Arjun Kapoor jokes with co-actors Shahid Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan during the opening press conference of the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) at The Venetian hotel in Macau. (AFP)
Abhishek Bachchan and Shahid Kapoor joke as they create their handprints by pressing their hands onto a special cast during the opening press conference of the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) at The Venetian hotel in Macau. (AFP)
Abhishek Bachchan and Shahid Kapoor (AFP)
Indian Bollywood actors gather on stage during the opening press conference of the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) at The Venetian hotel in Macau. (AFP)
Abhishek Bachchan, Hussain Kuwajerwala and Arjun Kapoor speak with Sri Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez as they gather on stage during the opening press conference of the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) at The Venetian hotel in Macau. (AFP)
Ram Kapoor joke with co-actor Boman Irani during the press conference of their upcoming film "Santa Banta" during the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) at The Venetian hotel in Macau. (AFP)
Sophie Chowdhury speaks with Sri Lankan actor Jacqueline Fernandez during the opening press conference of the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend and awards event celebrating 100 years of Bollywood at The Venetian hotel in Macau. (AFP)
Ram Kapoor, Boman Irani, Neha Dhupia, Vir Das and Lisa Hayden pose before the press conference of their upcoming film "Santa Banta" during the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) at The Venetian hotel in Macau. (AFP)
Guests walk past a poster of 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards featuring Bollywood stars (from left) Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Deepika Padukone and Abhishek Bachchan at The Venetian hotel in Macau. (AFP)