Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness

MGT439 – 16.00 Hours

Schedule

Details Buttons Dates Location Class Price Register Buttons
04/30/25 – 05/01/25 Columbia, SC FP MGT439 575 Register
05/13/25 – 05/14/25 Richmond, VA FP MGT439 591 Register
05/20/25 – 05/21/25 Tacoma, WA FP MGT439 577 Register
05/28/25 – 05/29/25 Eugene, OR FP MGT439 578 Register
06/03/25 – 06/04/25 Tyler, TX FP MGT439 579 Register
07/07/25 – 07/08/25 El Paso, TX FP MGT439 581 Register
07/22/25 – 07/23/25 Bay Saint Louis, MS FP MGT439 589 Register
08/07/25 – 08/08/25 Denton, TX FP MGT439 592 Register
08/12/25 – 08/13/25 Nashville, TN FP MGT439 548 Register
08/14/25 – 08/15/25 Cookeville, TN FP MGT439 602 Register
08/18/25 – 08/19/25 West Palm Beach, FL FP MGT439 593 Register
08/26/25 – 08/27/25 Mocksville, NC FP MGT439 594 Register
08/27/25 – 08/28/25 Knoxville, IA FP MGT439 646 Register
09/09/25 – 09/10/25 Amarillo, TX FP MGT439 595 Register
09/18/25 – 09/19/25 Mariposa, CA FP MGT439 597 Register
09/23/25 – 09/24/25 Lexington, KY FP MGT439 643 Register
09/30/25 – 10/01/25 Carterville, IL FP MGT439 598 Register
10/08/25 – 10/09/25 Waretown, NJ FP MGT439 599 Register
10/20/25 – 10/21/25 Olympia, WA FP MGT439 601 Register
10/30/25 – 10/31/25 New Britain, CT FP MGT439 604 Register
11/11/25 – 11/12/25 Pittsburg, TX FP MGT439 606 Register
11/17/25 – 11/18/25 Red Bluff, CA FP MGT439 608 Register
11/20/25 – 11/21/25 Daly City, CA FP MGT439 603 Register
12/16/25 – 12/17/25 Frankfort, KY FP MGT439 609 Register
01/07/26 – 01/08/26 Odessa, TX FP MGT439 610 Register
01/13/26 – 01/14/26 Mobile, AL FP MGT439 611 Register
01/21/26 – 01/22/26 Fort Lauderdale, FL FP MGT439 612 Register
01/26/26 – 01/27/26 Crestwood, KY FP MGT439 613 Register
02/03/26 – 02/04/26 Fort Wayne, IN FP MGT439 614 Register
02/17/26 – 02/18/26 Westminster, MD FP MGT439 616 Register
02/25/26 – 02/26/26 Aurora, CO FP MGT439 617 Register
03/04/26 – 03/05/26 Sioux Falls, SD FP MGT439 618 Register
03/09/26 – 03/10/26 Knoxville, TN FP MGT439 619 Register
03/25/26 – 03/26/26 Abilene, TX FP MGT439 622 Register
04/15/26 – 04/16/26 Durham, NC FP MGT439 621 Register
04/23/26 – 04/24/26 Columbus, OH FP MGT439 623 Register
05/07/26 – 05/08/26 Milwaukee, WI FP MGT439 627 Register
05/20/26 – 05/21/26 Valdosta, GA FP MGT439 629 Register
06/01/26 – 06/02/26 Hillsboro, OR FP MGT439 644 Register
06/10/26 – 06/11/26 Torrington, CT FP MGT439 624 Register
06/15/26 – 06/16/26 Glenview, IL FP MGT439 625 Register
06/17/26 – 06/18/26 Oak Forest, IL FP MGT439 626 Register
06/29/26 – 06/30/26 Anchorage, AK FP MGT439 631 Register
08/11/26 – 08/12/26 Doral, FL FP MGT439 632 Register
09/09/26 – 09/10/26 Lehi, UT FP MGT439 634 Register
09/17/26 – 09/18/26 San Marcos, TX FP MGT439 635 Register
09/22/26 – 09/23/26 Nashville, TN FP MGT439 636 Register
10/12/26 – 10/13/26 San Diego, CA FP MGT439 637 Register
10/27/26 – 10/28/26 San Angelo, TX FP MGT439 638 Register
12/09/26 – 12/10/26 Fort Myers, FL FP MGT439 639 Register
12/15/26 – 12/16/26 Lexington, KY FP MGT439 640 Register
01/13/27 – 01/14/27 Brooksville, FL FP MGT439 641 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.

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

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).

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

  • Recognize the issues likely to arise within the pediatric population during disaster events.
  • Describe relevant Emergency Management (EM) considerations when planning for the care and management of the pediatric population following a disaster event.
  • Describe the concepts of surge with specific focus on pediatric implications in a disaster event that are unique to the pediatric population, as well as discuss the impact of those considerations on planning and response efforts.
  • Discuss effective planning and preparation in addressing the requirements of the pediatric population with Access and Functional Needs (AFN) in a disaster event.
  • Describe relevant mass sheltering considerations when planning for the care and management of the pediatric population following a disaster event.
  • Inspect a variety of triage systems to assess their appropriateness for pediatric applications and as a means to allocate scarce resources.
  • Describe aspects of reunification planning that may be applied in a disaster event, emphasizing successfully reuniting the pediatric population with their families.
  • Describe considerations for the decontamination process that take into account the needs of the pediatric population.

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)
  • International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

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.

Government Programs

Contact Information

EMS/Public Health Customer Care

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