PEDIATRIC DISASTER RESPONSE This course prepares students to
effectively, appropriately, and safely plan for and respond to a
disaster incident involving children, addressing the specific needs of
pediatric patients in the event of a community based-incident.
Pediatric specific planning considerations include mass sheltering,
pediatric-triage, reunification planning and pediatric decontamination
considerations. This is not a hands-on technical course, but instead a
management resource course for stakeholders like pediatric physicians,
emergency managers, emergency planners, and members of public
emergency departments like EMS, Fire, Police, Public Health, and
Hospitals in field of disaster response and preparedness work.
TRAINING TOPICS:
•Introduction to Pediatric Response
• Emergency Management (EM) Considerations
• Implications for Planning and Response
• Functional Access Needs Considerations
•Mass Sheltering
• Pediatric Triage and Allocation of Scarce Resources
• Pediatric Reunification Considerations
• Pediatric Decontamination Considerations
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Hospital based Emergency Managers, EMS Personnel, Hospital
Administration, Public Safety/Health, MRC Personnel, Law Enforcement,
Disaster Response/Relief Personnel, Emergency Department Personnel
PRE-REQUISITES:
FEMA/SID Number. _If you do not have a FEMA Student ID number,
navigate to cdp.dhs.gov/FEMASID to register. _
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
* IACET - 1.6 CEUs
* ENA - 15.5 hours
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