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TRAUMA EDUCATION

Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness

Preparing the Team, Saving the Patient

Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness

Be Prepared

DMEP teaches planning methods, preparedness, and medical management of trauma patients in mass casualty disaster situations. Through lecture and interactive scenarios, you’ll learn incident command terminology, principles of disaster triage, injury patterns, and availability of assets for support.

Course Objectives and Schedule

DMEP will be offered several times this year at different locations. Participants will be able to demonstrate:
  • Understand the surgical problems, injury patterns, and issues that may result from disasters
  • Discuss the role that surgeons can play in planning for and responding to mass casualty incidents and disasters, especially at the hospital level
  • Become familiar with the terms and concepts of incident command
  • Understand the principles and challenges of disaster triage
  • Become familiar with treatment principles related to blast injury, chemical attacks, and radiological dispersal devices
  • Know the civilian and military assets available for support
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Course Objectives and Schedule

Continuing Medical Education Credit Information

Accreditation

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The American College of Surgeons designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 7.5 credits meet the requirements for Self-Assessment.

Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 8 hours meets the requirements for Pain Management.*

*The content of this activity may meet certain mandates of regulatory bodies. Please note that ACS has not and does not verify the content for such mandates with any regulatory body. Individual physicians are responsible for verifying the content satisfies such requirements. 

 

Questions?

What are the requirements for hosting the course? How do you get the materials? What’s the cost? These and other important questions are answered in our FAQ. If you have questions about Trauma Education, contact us today.