26th Annual Scientific Assembly

Disaster Medicine Familiarization Course

Jointly provided by USAAEM

Sunday, April 19, 2020
7:30am-5:30pm (includes transportation time)

Course Description

The Disaster Medicine Familiarization Course is designed to expose attendees (physicians, physician assistants, nurses and paramedics) to the challenges encountered in the requirements of providing care in the austere environments after disasters; and provide in introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform medical functions in support of search and rescue teams during a disaster. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to practice the skills and techniques expected of FEMA and state search & rescue medical personnel in a realistic, field environment located at an off-site disaster training facility.

Because logistical requirements and participant/instructor ratio required to deliver a quality course with field stations, the course is limited to 32 participants.

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Participant Information: The course will be held outdoors and includes active participation including physical activity and potential for clothing to be stained or damaged. Activities will include exposure to confined spaces, loud noises, smoke, and the elements. In our efforts to ensure your safety and the safety of others, course participants are asked to wear “old” clothing they won’t mind getting soiled or damaged: long pants, hiking boots, work gloves, long-sleeve shirts, or shirts with light jackets. Recommended, but not required, equipment: knee pads and elbow pads. Required equipment that will be provided: helmets, ear protection, and safety goggles.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the Uniformed Services Chapter Division of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (USAAEM). The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this live 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.

Learning Objectives

Understand the practices and principles of disaster and confined-space medicine.
Understand the medical science behind the practices and principles of disaster and confined-space medicine when local infrastructure may not be intact.
Understand the roles and responsibilities for medical providers in supporting search and rescue teams during disasters.
Provide familiarization to medical conditions and unique challenges encountered in providing medical care in disaster situations.
Demonstrate proficiency with the following skills in a realistic disaster, structural collapse, and confined space simulation scenario:

a. Clinical assessment of entrapped victim with limited patient access

b. Management of crush injury, reperfusion syndrome, and trauma in the field

c. Care of victims in confined space and structural collapse

d. Evaluation and care of blast injuries, trauma, and medical victims in the field

e. Prolonged field care in austere environment

f. Field amputation, vascular access, and hemorrhage control

Course Fee

$25 Students and Residents**
$100 Physicians and Allied Health Professionals**

**The registration fee is refunded within 30 days after Scientific Assembly for USAAEM members who attend the course

Participant Information

Course Registration Limit: 32 participants

Tentative Course Schedule

Sunday, April 19, 2020

7:30am	Transportation from Sheraton Phoenix Downtown to venue (provided)
8:00am-8:30am	Introduction to Disaster Medicine and Confined-Space Medicine
8:30am-9:15am	Confined Space and Environmental Medical Considerations Attila Uner, MD FAAEM and Alexander Gwynne, DO
9:15am-9:30am	Break
9:30am-10:30am	Blast Injury, Crush Injury, and Field Amputation Justin Chandler, MD FACS and Alec Pawlukiewicz, MD
10:30am-11:15am	Limited Patient Evaluation Allen Yee, MD FAAEM and Jessica Barlow, MD
11:15am-11:30am	Range Familiarization, Safety Brief, and Instructor Introductions Stan Hempstead, EMT-P
11:30am-12:00pm	Lunch (provided)
12:00pm-4:00pm	Disaster Medicine Skills Stations in the Field Patient Immobilization, Packaging, and Monitoring Justin Chandler, MD FACS; Trip McKinnon, EMT-P; and Colin A. Henderson, MD Vascular Access, Field Amputation, and Hemorrhage Control Zachary Sletten, MD FAAEM; Attila Uner, MD FAAEM; Krishna Constantino, MD and Juliette Conte, MD Confined Space Victim Assessment and Care Stan Hempstead, EMT-P; Allen Yee, MD FAAEM; Gregory R. Hand, MD and Anthony Netzel, DO Prolonged Field Care Jacob Hempstead, EMT-P; Alexandre F. Migala, DO FAAEM; Joshua Lowe, MD and Adam Spanier, MD
4:00pm-4:15pm	Hot Wash and Debrief
4:30pm	Transportation from venue to Sheraton Phoenix Downtown (provided)

*Schedule subject to change.

Transportation to training facility from the conference hotel, and return, will be provided.

Course Director

Alexandre F. Migala, DO FAAEM UHM COL MC US Army
Command Surgeon, 84th Training Command, Fort Knox, KY
Medical Team Manager, Texas Task Force-1 / Texas Task Force-2
Medical Officer, Incident Support Team

Associate Course Director

Zachary Sletten, MD FAAEM
CPT, MC, US Army; Simulation Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, BAMC, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, USUHS

Course Faculty

Jessica Barlow, MD
Resident, San Antonio Uniformed Sciences Health Education Consortium

Justin Chandler, MD FACS
Medical Team Manager / Arizona Task Force-1

Juliette Conte, MD
Resident, Brooke Army Medical Center

Krishna Constantino, MD
Resident, Brooke Army Medical Center

Alexander Gwynne, DO
Resident, Brooke Army Medical Center

Gregory R. Hand, MD
Resident, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center

Jacob Hempstead, EMT-P
Firefighter/Paramedic, Irving Fire Department, Irving, TX
Medical Specialist / Texas Task Force-2
Medic, U.S. Air Force

Stan Hempstead, EMT-P
CPT, Denton Fire Department, Denton, TX
Medical Specialist / Texas Task Force-1

Colin A. Henderson, MD
Resident, Madigan Army Medical Center

Joshua Lowe, MD
Resident, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium

Trip McKinnon, EMT-P
Medical Specialist / Arizona Task Force-1

Anthony Netzel, DO
Resident, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center

Alec Pawlukiewicz, MD
Resident, Brooke Army Medical Center

Adam Spanier, MD
Resident, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center

Attila Uner, MD FAAEM
Medical Team Manager / California Task Force-1

Allen Yee, MD FAAEM
Medical Team Manager / Virginia Task Force 2

USAAEM would like to thank the below individuals for their assistance in coordinating this course.

Jeff Schripsema
Deputy Chief, Phoenix Fire Department / Special Operations, Phoenix, AZ

Steve Walshire
Program Manager, Arizona Task Force-1, Phoenix, AZ

Shelly Jamison
Chief, Phoenix Fire Department, Arizona Task Force-1