Preplanning for EMS

by Warren Porter, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Overview

Preplanning for EMS introduces EMS administrators, supervisors, and paramedics to pre-incident planning. This book includes information on prior planning and inspection of high-patient-load facilities such as nursing homes and hospitals; or large events, such as concerts and political conventions. It is imperative to prepare for evacuations, triage, patient tracking, and coordination with other agencies. Preplanning for EMS focuses exclusively on EMS concerns and also reflects many of the principles of NIMS.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763746612
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	01/14/2010
Edition description:	1E
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Warren Porter has over 30 years of experience with emergency medical services (EMS), in a variety of positions. He has worked in the military as an infantryman and medic, and his work experience includes positions at paid and volunteer fire departments as well as third service organizations in rural and suburban agencies. Positions heldinclude field paramedic and continuing education trainer. He has also worked as an educator and administrator in college and fire services settings. Aside from his regular EMS duties, Warren directed mobile public health clinics for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and served as theEvacuee Shelter Medical Operations Director for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. He has taught numerous EMS anddisaster courses internationally, is on the Texas EMS Magazine editorial board, presented at EMS conferences, is a continuing education reviewer, has written several chapters for EMS textbooks,and was a subject writer for the New EMS Education Standards. He holds a Master'sdegree in Emergency Health Services from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Preplanning
Chapter 2 Fire Department Experience in Preplanning
Chapter 3 The Preplanning Process
Chapter 4 Medical Facilities
Chapter 5 Schools
Chapter 6 Mass Gatherings
Chapter 7 Mass Medical Transportation
Chapter 8 Shelters and Mass Care
Chapter 9 Coordination
Chapter 10 Logistics
Chapter 11 Administration
Chapter 12 Disaster and Pandemic Management