Disaster medical assistance teams

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Medical response. NDMS responds to a disaster area with disaster medical assistance teams (DMATs),... 

Wallace, A. G. (2002). National disaster medical system Disaster medical assistance teams. In D. Hogan J. L. Burstein (Eds.), Disaster medicine (pp. 133-142). Philadelphia Lippincott, Williams Wilkins. 

Henderson, A. K., Lillibridge, S. R., Salinas, C., Graves, R. W, Roth, P. B., Noji, K. (1994). Disaster medical assistance teams Providing health care to a community struck by Hurricane Iniki. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 23, 726-730. 

Disaster Medical Assistance Teams. NDMS helps to develop local DMATs. Each DMAT is sponsored by a major medical center and comprises approximately 35 physicians, nurses, technicians, and administrative support staff designed to provide medical care during a disaster. 

South Florida Regional Disaster Medical Assistance Team (FL-5 DMAT)... 

Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) are components of the National Disaster Medical System within the US Department of Homeland Security. Each DMAT, containing professional and para-professional medical personnel supported... 

The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) is a section within the United States. DHS is responsible for supporting federal agencies in the management and coordination of the federal, medical response to major emergencies, such as acts of terrorism, including the potential use of chemical agents. Special teams available under NDMS include Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, Veterinarian Medical Assistance Teams, Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams, National Nurse Response Teams, and National Pharmacy Response Teams (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Web site). 

The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) supplements state and local medical resources by delivering direct medical care to disaster victims. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) provide prehospital treatment. Sixty existing teams, some tailored to focus on pediatrics, bums, mental health, and other specialties, including mortuary services, are in place around the country. Like military reserve units, the teams are community-based and composed of local health providers who train on weekends. Twenty-one are fully deployable and can be on the scene in 12 to 24 hours with enough food, water, shelter, and medical supplies to... 

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