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Mass Casualty Management System. Course Manual

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English; 164 pages (updated November 2019) (6.171Mb)

Date
2019-08-21
ISBN
978-92-75-12121-4
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978-92-75-12122-1
Author
Pan American Health Organization
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Abstract
[Description of the Course]. The Mass Casualty Management course is a didactic, multi-sectoral training course consisting of five days of lectures, field exercises and role-playing. It is designed to sharpen the response skills of mass casualty responders, helping them to more effectively manage events in human and/or other resources-challenged areas. On day six, it culminates in a series of practical field exercises, held at night, to underscore nocturnal challenges. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible for a certificate in Mass Casualty Management, issued through the Ministry of Health or the National Disaster Office, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization. The course will be of value to all persons likely to be involved in a community’s response to a mass casualty event: police officers; fire officers; medical staff; first responders; ambulance service personnel; Coast Guard and the military; airport/airline employees; disaster managers; paramilitary and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), such as Red Cross volunteers; and security staff.
Subject
Mass Casualty Incidents; Human Resources in Disasters; Training Courses; Risk Evaluation and Mitigation; Disaster Victims; Americas
Category of PAHO Strategic Plan 2014-2019
Cat 5. Preparedness, Surveillance, and Response
URI
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/51484
Citation
Pan American Health Organization. Mass Casualty Management System. Course Manual. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2019.
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