Basic Community Emergency Response Team training to augment medical infrastructure preparedness

Authors

  • Geoffrey Simmons, MD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2007.0012

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Author Biography

Geoffrey Simmons, MD

Member of the Board of Governors of the American Academy for Disaster Medicine; Community Emergency Response Team Trainer and Coordinator; Department of Internal Medicine, Peacehealth Medical Group, Eugene, Oregon.

References

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency ManagementInstitute: Community Emergency Response Team ParticipantManual. McLean, Virginia: Human Technology, Inc., 2003.

Klein KR, Rosenthal MS, Klausner HA: Blackout 2003:Preparedness and lessons learned from the perspectives of four hospitals.Prehospital Disaster Med. 2005; 20(5): 343-349.

Berggren R: Hurricane Katrina. Unexpected necessities—insideCharity Hospital. N Engl J Med. 2005; 353(15): 1550-1553.

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03/01/2007

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