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Chapter 3. Responding to a <strong>Disaster</strong><br />

Goal: To prepare pediatricians to respond to a disaster.<br />

At the end of this chapter, the reader will be able to:<br />

1. Identify <strong>and</strong> describe the four phases of response to a disaster or act of terrorism<br />

(preparedness, actual response to the event, mitigation, <strong>and</strong> recovery).<br />

2. Describe the function of the National Incident Management System <strong>and</strong> how it<br />

could be used as part of local emergency response plans.<br />

3. Determine who would be in charge of an incident when there is a multi-agency<br />

response.<br />

4. Describe the various types of EMS personnel <strong>and</strong> their function.<br />

5. Identify problems that may be encountered by hospitals when dealing with a<br />

disaster or act of terrorism, including issues related to regional coordination, surge<br />

capacity, protection of personnel, <strong>and</strong> levels of precaution.<br />

6. Describe potential problems with using personal protective equipment (PPE).<br />

7. Describe the structure <strong>and</strong> function of an Incident Comm<strong>and</strong> System, including a<br />

Hospital Emergency Incident Comm<strong>and</strong> System, <strong>and</strong> its key participants.<br />

8. Describe how hospitals coordinate their response to a disaster with other<br />

community <strong>and</strong> medical entities.<br />

9. Provide a number of examples of the roles pediatricians may play in regional<br />

hospital to community planning.<br />

10. Participate in the organization, implementation, <strong>and</strong> quality assurance activities<br />

related to disaster drills.<br />

11. Assist in integrating children’s services into disaster life support drills.<br />

12. Refer children <strong>and</strong> families to existing support services in their communities.<br />

13. Explain the new Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations<br />

(JCAHO) disaster preparedness st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />

14. Explain the importance of appropriate triage.<br />

15. Describe the major management functions of the Incident Comm<strong>and</strong> System<br />

(incident comm<strong>and</strong>, operations, planning, logistics, finance/administration).<br />

16. Recognize the st<strong>and</strong>ardized position titles used for ICS supervisory personnel.<br />

17. Describe the roles of smaller ICS functional units (staging, triage,<br />

treatment/decontamination, transport).<br />

Chapter 4. Biological <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Goal: To prepare pediatricians to recognize signs <strong>and</strong> symptoms, diagnose,<br />

treat, perform infection control measures, <strong>and</strong> report biological terrorism<br />

agents <strong>and</strong> events.<br />

Learning Objectives:<br />

At the end of this chapter, the reader will be able to:<br />

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