Aug 2024 Offering

Course

MGT 439 - Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness

Date & Times

Aug 27 - 28, 2024 from 8 AM - 4 PM

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.

Hours

16

Region

4

Locations

LSU AgCenter

157 Cherokee Drive
Crowley, LA 70526

POST Approved

No

Target Audiences

Emergency Management, Emergency Management Director, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire, First Responders, Law Enforcement, Medical (Hospital), Private Sector, Security and Safety, and Volunteer Organizations

Availability

Open To The Public

Prerequisites

None Set

Cancelled On

Aug 13, 2024