US&R Medical Team Specialist – Instructor Lead Training

Description: ​

The Instructor-Led Training (ILT) component of the Medical Team Specialist course is designed to provide Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force personnel with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform medical functions for a US&R team during a disaster or planned event. Participants will learn to navigate the operational aspects and organizational issues that affect their ability to practice medicine. Upon completion of the ILT component, participants will be able to successfully perform the position of Medical Team Specialist or Medical Team Manager on a US&R team. This course is 46 hours of face-to-face training.  

Target Audience:

Federal, State and Local First Responders, Military, and Hospital Personnel.
Search and Rescue Personnel
State Urban Search and Rescue Personnel
Structural Collapse Response Personnel
Fire Department Responders
Law Enforcement Personnel
Emergency Medical Services Personnel
County/State/Federal Responders
National Guard and DoD Personnel
Public Health and Health Care Workers

Pre-requisites:

This course requires the prior completion of TEEX Course 9P3130 88 Computer-Based Training (CBT) component of Medical Team Specialist.
Members of FEMA US&R Task Forces should complete the exact same CBT course (Course Code:  9P3130) at www.esf9training.org
Participants must bring their certificate of completion on the first day of class. Participants that have not completed the CBT portion will be removed from the class.

Course Topics:

Public Health and Environmental Issues
Injuries Specific to Entrapments and Structural Collapse Environments
Canine Care
Crush Syndrome, Confined Space Medicine, Field Amputations and Controversial Interventions
Confined Space Maneuvers, Immobilization, and Extrication Techniques
Patient Triage, Evaluation, and Treatment of Partially Accessible Patient
Patient Care, Monitoring, and Packaging Applications
Improvised Explosive Device and Blast Injuries
Practical Advanced Medical Skill Field Exercises in a “Real Rubble” Collapse Environment
CBRNE/WMD Medications
Search Canine Veterinary Care
Search Locate Assess Monitor “SLAM”
Wound care and irrigation