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Article: Bomb drill Mock blast teaches military, medical teams

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August 5, 1996
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Shards of glass seemed to protrude from a woman's stomach as she lay on the floor waiting for medical help. Nearby, a man apparently had a large piece of wood sticking out from his shoulder.

An imaginary car bomb had "exploded" in front of the Service Occupations building at Waukesha County Technical College at 9:55 a.m. Sunday, fictitiously killing about five people and injuring about 35 others.

Members of the U.S. Army and Navy Reserves, the Wisconsin National Guard and the New Berlin Fire Department responded during the Major Accident Response Exercise, designed to test the capability of the Armed Forces and civilian medical teams to handle a major accident in Waukesha County.

Navy Lt. ...

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