Medical Mgmt-Mass Emergencies

Catalog description

This course is intended to address the unique issues facing medical managers in a catastrophic situation creating mass casualties. These categories may be man-made or natural disasters, but threaten to overwhelm normal first responder, EMT, Ambulance and emergency room systems. Short- term and long-term recovery and management responses, as well as advanced planning and preparation are discussed. This is an elective course for the Homeland Security and Emergency Management degree programs.