Disaster Preparedness with Dr. Antonio Dajer
Disaster Preparedness with Dr. Antonio Dajer
September 1, 2020
On this EMRA*Cast, Dr. Agboola sits down and talks to Dr. Dajer about his experience working as a physician during 9/11. Additionally, he gives his personal approach to disaster planning.
Show NotesHost
Isaac Agboola, MD, MS
Yale New Haven Medical Center
PGY3
EMRA*Cast Episodes
Overview:
On this EMRA*Cast, Dr. Agboola sits down and talks to Dr. Dajer about his experience working as a physician during 9/11. Additionally, he gives his personal approach to disaster planning.
Key Points:
- Collaboration between EMS and ED staff is critical
- Adapt to your own circumstances
- In a disaster do not go into a disaster mode mentality
- Establish clear and central leadership
- You can always make more clinical spaces in a disaster situation
Key Resources:
- EMRA Pre-Hospital and Disaster Committee https://www.emra.org/be-involved/committees/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine-committee/
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