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Disasters Don't Just Involve Adults. Are You Prepared For a Pediatric Disaster? Get Prepared with Dr. Jeffery Upperman
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Is your EMS agency prepared for a pediatric disaster? In this episode of EMS CAST, Dr. Jeffrey Upperman joins the hosts live at the Rocky Mountain Trauma and Emergency Medicine Conference. Dr. Upperman gave an entertaining and engaging lecture on what you need to start thinking about to be prepared for a pediatric disaster in your area. After his lecture he joined our podcast to discuss his passion for pediatric disaster preparedness and the journey he has taken over the past 15 years to develop educational platforms in this area. There are some easy steps you can take to make sure that you and your crew are prepared should a disaster strike. Tune in to learn more about Dr. Upperman's work and the importance of being prepared for emergencies involving children.
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EMS Cast Blog Post:
https://emspodcast.com/pediatric-disaster-preparedness/
Video of the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles disaster Olympix-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZVgdRj-bCc
And check out some more great resources here -
https://www.chla.org/trauma-program/pediatric-disaster-resource-and-training-center
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