Advanced Disaster Medical Response (ADMR)
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| Course Name |
Advanced Disaster Medical Response (ADMR)
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| Description |
Disasters follow no rules. Traditionally, medical providers have held the erroneous belief that all disasters are different, especially those involving terrorism. In reality, all disasters, regardless of etiology, have similar medical and public health consequences. A consistent medical approach to disasters, based on an understanding of their common features and the response they require, is becoming the accepted practice throughout the world. This strategy, called the Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) response, has the primary objective of reducing the mortality caused by the disaster. The accompanying manual was developed by the International Trauma and Disaster Institute (MGH). The manual includes twenty-five chapters of detailed information designed to compliment the provider course. A copy of Advanced Disaster Medical Response Manual for Providers will be provided to course participants.
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General Objective
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Train multidisciplinary medical personnel the basics of disaster medical response. |
Specific Objectives
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The Advanced Disaster Medical Response Provider Course is designed to train multidisciplinary medical response personnel in:
- The ABC’s of basic medical and public health disaster care
- Medical response to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction
- Specific injuries (blast, crush)
- Environmental considerations and special considerations such as mental health and the care of the dead.
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Target Audience
(who should attend)
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Trauma Surgeons
General Surgeons
Orthopedic Surgeons
Neurosurgeons
Emergency Physician
Intensivist
Anesthesiologist
EMS Provider
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Nurse EMS provider
Residents
Students
Health Administrator
Public Health Worker
Other (Police, Fire, other
medical personnel)
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Course Agenda
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Pre-Test
Mass Casualty Management
The Incident Command System
ABCs of Disaster Response
Decontamination
Radioactive Agents
Biological Agents
Chemical Agents
Blast Injuries
Crush Injuries
Post-Test
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Manual
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Language available:
- English
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Manual will be administered to the course participant at registration
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| Pre-Test |
Onsite Administration
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| Post-Test |
Onsite Administration
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| Evaluation Form |
Onsite Administration
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| Certificate |
Onsite Administration (if course Fee is paid prior to course)
E-mail Administraion (upon receipt of payment post-course)
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| Course Duration |
1 day, or
2 days if additional modules are requested: Burn Injuries, Extremity Injuries, Pediatric Injuries , Altitude Illness, Heat Injuries, Cold Injuries, Psychological Response to Disasters
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Course Director & Faculty
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Course Directors and faculty must be experts in the field of Trauma and disaster. The Director and Faculty can be International or Local experts. All course directors and faculty must be pre-approved. Please Contact Gladys Soruco Shanklin at gshanklin@vcu.edu for a list of pre-approved directors and faculty |
Local Coordinator
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Each course will be assigned a coordinator. The Course Coordinator can be local or International
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Number of Participants
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Ratio of Instructors/students: _____ NA ______
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Cost & Logistic Information
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Please contact gshanklin@vcu.edu for cost course information and contact Susan Briggs, MD at sbriggs@partners.org for logistics. |
