A 2010 report by the National Commission on Children and Disasters identified a training gap for emergency responders, first receivers, and emergency management personnel that reduced their effectiveness in responding to pediatric patients and their unique needs/considerations. This course addresses pediatric emergency planning and medical response considerations through a combination of lectures, small group exercises, and a tabletop 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 Scare Resources
• Pediatric Reunification Considerations
• Pediatric Decontamination Considerations

Recommended Prerequisites

- FEMA IS-100 Introduction to incident command (https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b)

- FEMA IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b)

- FEMA IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction (https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.a)

Course Length

Two days (16 hours) 7:45am-5:00pm March 27-28, 2017

CE Credits

International Association for Continuing Education and Training- 1.6 CEU’s

Emergency Nurses Assocation-15.50 hours

American Academy of Family Physicians-13.25 (AMA Category 1 equivalent)

Participants

Fire, EMS, Law, Military, Public Health, Community Disaster Services personnel, hospital nurses, physicians, ancillary hospital staff, community emergency operations personnel, hospital emergency planners, agency administration, field supervisory personnel, school administration.

Please plan to arrive at 7:30 am on Day 1. Lunch is on your own. If questions please contact Margo Knefelkamp via email, margoknefelkamp@indianapolisems.org