Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness

MGT439 – 16.00 Hours

Schedule

Dates Location Class Price
Details 03/21/23 – 03/22/23 Bowling Green, KY FP MGT439 461 Registration Closed
Details 03/29/23 – 03/30/23 Greensburg, PA FP MGT439 434 Register
Details 04/04/23 – 04/05/23 Yorkville, IL FP MGT439 455 Register
Details 04/10/23 – 04/11/23 Butte, MT FP MGT439 474 Register
Details 04/18/23 – 04/19/23 Ogden, UT FP MGT439 447 Register
Details 04/25/23 – 04/26/23 Houston, TX FP MGT439 448 Register
Details 05/11/23 – 05/12/23 Kalispell, MT FP MGT439 456 Register
Details 05/18/23 – 05/19/23 Egg Harbor Township, NJ FP MGT439 470 Register
Details 06/08/23 – 06/09/23 Nashville, TN FP MGT439 450 Register
Details 06/14/23 – 06/15/23 Denton, TX FP MGT439 458 Register
Details 06/22/23 – 06/23/23 Nazareth, PA FP MGT439 465 Register
Details 06/27/23 – 06/28/23 Crossville, TN FP MGT439 466 Register
Details 08/02/23 – 08/03/23 Charleston, WV FP MGT439 476 Register
Details 08/15/23 – 08/16/23 Abilene, TX FP MGT439 460 Register
Details 08/21/23 – 08/22/23 Stevens Point, WI FP MGT439 473 Register
Details 09/02/23 – 09/03/23 Burbank, CA FP MGT439 468 Register
Details 09/06/23 – 09/07/23 Allentown, PA FP MGT439 479 Register
Details 09/27/23 – 09/28/23 Spooner, WI FP MGT439 475 Register

This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division at (866) 878-8900 or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.

Course Description

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.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Completion Requirements

FEMA/SIDNumber 

Students must register and bring a copy of their SID number to class. 

Register online:

cdp.dhs.gov/femasid

Participants Must Provide

  • a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed

Recommended

Familiarity with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) via completion of study courses IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800 (or equivalents).

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

Suggested Audience

  • Community and Hospital-based Emergency Managers
  • EMS Personnel
  • Hospital Administration and Emergency Room Personnel
  • Public Safety/ Public Health Personnel
  • School Administrators
  • MRC Personnel
  • Private Sector
  • Law Enforcement
  • Disaster Response/ Relief Personnel
  • County, State, and Federal personnel who respond to a local jurisdiction disaster event

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

Note: Live Online Instructor-Led (webinar) courses are not eligible for TCOLE credit.

  • Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)
  • Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
  • Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
  • American Academy of Family Practitioners (AAFP)

Other Information

DHS/FEMA
As part of a Department of Homeland Security/ Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) funded Homeland Security National Training Program Cooperative Agreement, this course is provided at no cost to your jurisdiction.
 
Continuing Education Credits
ENA continuing education credit is approved by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Course Delivery Dates
Course delivery dates are at the discretion of the requesting agents or jurisdiction and must be consecutive.
An interested jurisdiction/agency contacts their respective State Administrative Agency Training Point of Contact (SAA TPOC) to request a National Training and Education Division (NTED) instructor-led course. It is then at the SAA TPOC’s discretion to approve or not approve the training request. If the SAA TPOC agrees to the training request, he/she contacts the training partner directly with information about the specific course to schedule, the number of participants interested in attending the course, and a listing of preferred dates.

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Government Programs

Contact Information

EMS/Public Health Customer Care

Phone: (979) 314-1120 | (979) 458-3453
Email: [email protected]

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