Canada’s civilian health care system put to the test in mass casualty war game

The team of experts seated around a massive square table at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital have critical decisions to make, and they don’t have much time.

There are hundreds of casualties arriving by boat and plane from somewhere in Eastern Europe, each of them suffering from various injuries, including burns and shrapnel wounds. The patients include injured soldiers from Canada and its allies, civilians and prisoners of war.