Pediatric Disaster Response (MGT-439)

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