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Federal Medical Shelters

Describe federal resources where nurses might volunteer, including the National Disaster Medical System, Medical Reserve Corps, and U.S. Public Flealth Service and its Federal Medical Shelters. [Pg.24]

First used in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Federal Medical Shelters (FMS) are 250-bed capacity shelters equipped with equipment supplied, in part, from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). Staffed by 150 USPHS, DOD, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the National Disaster Medical... [Pg.39]

Action Provide federal medical response assets and individual public health and medical personnel to assist in providing care for ill or injured victims at the location of a disaster or emergency. DMATs and Federal Medical Shelters can provide triage, medical or surgical stabilization, and continued monitoring and care of patients until they can be evacuated to locations where they will... [Pg.40]

See other pages where Federal Medical Shelters is mentioned: [Pg.25]    [Pg.39]    [Pg.25]    [Pg.39]    [Pg.315]   
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