Addressing the Disaster Readiness Gap Beyond Preparedness for Survival
Public Health Reserve Corps 2016 September Newsletter
The South Carolina Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is changing its name to the Public Health Reserve Corps (PHRC). The mission of the PHRC is to provide an opportunity for medical, behavioral health and non-medical volunteers to assist communities during disasters and non-emergency public health activities.
Please see PHRC 2016 September Newsletter for more information.
CDC Clarification on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Free Online Disaster Preparedness Courses
Yale New Haven Health System for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response has announced two new online courses to support first responders.
AWR-307-W: Evacuation and Shelter in Place Needs of People with Medical Dependencies During a Disaster (Awareness Level) – This introductory course is designed for responders who require the skills necessary to recognize and report a potential catastrophic incident or who are likely to witness or investigate an event.
PER-302-W: Evacuation and Shelter in Place Needs of People with Medical Dependencies During a Disaster (Performance Level) – This performance level course is designed for first responders who perform tasks during the initial response to a catastrophic event, such as safeguarding the at-risk public, rescuing victims, or decontaminating victims.
SCSRC’s 4th Annual Pandemic Flu Ventilator Summit a Huge Success!
by Scott Lane
John Wilgis
Nearly 50 Respiratory Therapists from around the state were in attendance at Friday’s Summit that was held at the South Carolina Hospital Association in Columbia. John Wilgis, MBA, RRT, Director for Emergency Services for the State of Florida gave two presentations regarding information and guidance for establishing a RT Volunteer Workforce. Deborah Derrick with SCDHEC gave a presentation on SCSERVE and Rich Branson, Med, RRT, FAARC from the University of Cincinnati also gave two presentations. Rich’s first presentation focused on results from the AARC’s National Ventilator Survey and the second focused on New Ventilator Choices for Mass Casualty Care. Scott Lane ended the conference with a presentation on the SCSRC’s plans for establishing a subcommittee under the Disaster Preparedness Committee to develop a guidance document for hospitals to use when they’re considering adding RT Volunteers to their workforce. Connie and I want to give special thanks to Scott Simms for helping with registration during the event. Copies of the presentations given by John, Rich and Deborah are listed below.
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