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Terror training for medical workers

ABOUT 130,000 people working in medical facilities in Beijing will start a month-long training course this week on coping with possible terrorist attacks during the Olympics, The Beijing News reported yesterday. ... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Mon, May 12 2008

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02 Apr 08 visit China and France train emergency doctors for Olympics  »  People's Daily On March 31, the overall training for senior Olympic emergency medical practitioners was kicked off by China and France, in order to reserve high-level medical personnel for emergencies during the Beijing Olympics. The project was jointl ...
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12 Jun 08 visit Drills begin to ensure safe Olympics  »  People's Daily The police and military, and emergency response departments, including medical staff, yesterday tested their ability to handle major terrorist attacks during the Beijing Olympic Games. The one-hour exercise began at 2 pm in Beijing's Cha ...
22 Jan 08 visit Shanghai launches Olympics medical services  »  china.org.cn Preparation for emergency medical treatment during the 2008 Beijing Olympics was fully launched yesterday in Shanghai. The only designated hospital for the Games in the city, Huashan Hospital (affiliated to Fudan University) will provide medical services...

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