COURSE DESCRIPTION

This training targets a training gap identified by the National Commission on Children and Disasters in 2010. Emergency responders, first receivers, and emergency management personnel to increase their ability to effectively respond to a pediatric patient disaster and meet their unique needs and considerations. This course addresses pediatric emergency planning and medical response considerations through a combination of lectures, small group exercises, and a table top exercise.
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, and pediatric decontamination considerations.

Participants/Audience: Community and Hospital based Emergency Managers, EMS, Hospital Administration, Emergency Room personnel, Public Safety, Public Health, School Administrators, MRC, Law Enforcement, Disaster response/relief personnel, Private sector partners, and Government responders and administrators.

Training Dates: 05/13/2024 - 05/14/2024

Training Location:

Parkview Education Center

1919 W Cook Road
Fort Wayne, IN  46845

Prerequisites:

None

Registration: 

Please register for this course through the ACADIS Portal.  

Students will need to register at the following link as well: https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/Default.aspx?MO=mCourseCatalog&D=FP&C=MGT439&S=515

Registration Deadline: 05/13/2024