Kids In Disaster Kits Focus on Pediatric Triage

Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Updated: March 24th, 2009 11:53 AM GMT-05:00
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Kids In Disaster Kits Focus on Pediatric Triage






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Press Release

Over 3,600 K.I.D. (Kids In Disaster) Kits, a pediatric resource for disaster responders and receivers developed by Dr. Lou Romig, Florida EMSC Medical Advisor, have been distributed to prehospital and hospital provider agencies statewide, nationally and internationally. This kit focuses on pediatric aspects of disaster triage and the emergency medical assessment and treatment of illness and injury resulting from man-made or natural disasters. It provides PowerPoint presentations, video, and resources for use in training staff and developing pediatric protocols in disaster management.

Resources Available
Visit http://www.childrensnational.org/EMSC/PubRes/DownloadDocs.aspx.

The following products and resources are available through the EMSC National Resource Center (NRC). Most of the products listed are available as downloadable PDF or Word documents. Anything that is not available as a downloadable file (i.e., the videos, DVDs, and CDs) is available by contacting the NRC at Emscinformation@cnmc.org , In your email, please identify the product by its full title and the number of copies you wish to receive. No more than two copies of any one product will be shipped. Your request should include your name, title, organization, telephone number, and email and shipping addresses.


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