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The following courses are designed to help improve disaster response in the State of Tennessee.
The courses are for families and for healthcare and other professionals who may be
expected to respond in the event of large-scale disasters. Each course has a pediatric
focus in keeping with the mission of TN EMSC, however much of the information applies
equally well in non-pediatric situations.
Online Courses for Healthcare and Other Professionals
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Responding to Bioterrorism
In this course, you will learn what constitutes a bioterrorism event. In addition, CDC categories for bioterrorism agents and their category traits are reviewed.
Pediatric care and treatment, clinical features and infection control transmission precautions for Anthrax, Smallpox, and Plague are overviewed to assist you in preparing your response. The Resource section provides additional websites and references.
Last updated August 2007. |
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Preparing for Explosion and Blast Injuries
This course was designed to assist you with core terminology pertaining to explosive incidents. You will learn the difference between high-order and low-order explosives and how to recognize major injury patterns resulting from explosive incidents.
The Mass Casualty Incident graph will assist your hospital in determining the number of patient you may receive in the event of an explosion disaster.
Last updated August 2007. |
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Responding to Chemical Incidents
Do you know how to treat the pediatric patient exposed to a chemical agent? This course will assist you with recognizing the signs, symptoms and treatment modalities for several chemical agents. Also, pediatric decontamination procedures are addressed to aid your hospital in understanding pediatric needs unique to these incidents.
Last updated August 2007. |
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Children With Special Needs: Considerations for Healthcare Professionals
Rather than a diagnostic overview (i.e. Spina Bifida, ADD), several distinctive characteristic are detailed in this course. These include children with life support systems, neurological, mobility, visual, hearing, mental, hyperactivity, and behavioral disorders.
Information in this course is pediatric specific and will help you and your hospital attain the maximum level of preparedness and support for this population.
Last updated August 2007. |
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Responding to Radiation Disasters
This course will help you recognize why children are at an increased risk when exposed to radiation. It incorporates overviews for the different stages for classic acute radiation syndromes, how to utilize appropriate laboratory samples and also includes a quick review of medications and dosages.
Last updated August 2007. |
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Disaster Preparedness for Schools
This course was developed to augment your school’s disaster preparedness plan. It reviews the four (4) phases of emergency and disaster management and the roles of school and disaster management.
The course will also aid you in identifying pertinent items and supplies needed for a school disaster kit.
Last updated August 2007. |
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Acknowledgements
The origin of the Pediatric Disaster Educational Toolboxes evolved when Tennessee Emergency Medical Services for Children (TN EMSC) Foundation and Committee on Pediatric Emergency Care (CoPEC) Committees recognized that additional educational material was needed for pediatric planning and management for school professionals, public, pre-hospital and other health care professionals. Furthermore, it became apparent that in some areas, children with mental and functional needs were being excluded from pediatric disaster planning and drills.
We would like to thank the members of the Pediatric Disaster Committee, which is a TN EMSC foundation sub-committee, for all of their expertise and dedication. Furthermore, we would like to recognize those attended multiple conference calls and reviewed course content to discuss the Pediatric Disaster Educational Toolboxes contents, with sincere gratitude to: Thom Abramo, MD, Jamie Blackwell, MD, Beth Broering, RN, Anne Cowan, RN, Laureen Driscoll, RN, Shelia Duncan, RN, Diana Eckroth, RN, Barry Gilmore, MD, Kenneth Holbert, MD, Carolyn Jackson, RN, Mark Meredith, MD, James O’Donnell, MD, Rhonda Phillippi, RN, Evelyn Pelletier, Jennifer Radtke, RN, Sheri Smith, RN, Barb Shultz, RN, Martha Snow, RN, and Rita Westbrook, MD.
In addition, we would like to express our appreciation to all of the authors and webmasters who researched, reviewed, edited and coordinated the eight Pediatric Disaster Educational Toolboxes topics.
Finally, we dedicate these courses to the healthcare professionals who care and treat the unique pediatric population.
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