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
: Registration deadline is Aug 26, 2024 11:59 PM