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Lessons Learned from Pediatricians’ Responses to Katrina and Other Disasters

Lessons Learned from Pediatricians’ Responses to Katrina and Other Disasters. Lou Romig MD, FAAP, FACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Miami (FL) Children’s Hospital Medical Director, FL5 DMAT. Loou Romig. Disclosure.

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Lessons Learned from Pediatricians’ Responses to Katrina and Other Disasters

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  1. Lessons Learned from Pediatricians’ Responses to Katrina and Other Disasters Lou Romig MD, FAAP, FACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Miami (FL) Children’s Hospital Medical Director, FL5 DMAT Loou Romig

  2. Disclosure • I have no relevant financial relationship with the manufacturers of any commercial products or provider of commercial services discussed in this CME activity. • I do not intend to discuss an unapproved or investigative use of a commercial product or device in my presentation.

  3. Lessons Are Legion Lou Romig

  4. Disaster preparedness is everyone’s job. Lou Romig

  5. Take preparedness personally • Protect yourself and your family • 72hrs? 7 days? • Protect your livelihood • Protect your patients and their families Suggested Resource:A Disaster Preparedness Plan for Pediatricians, Scott Needle MD, FAAP, AAP Mississippi Chapter http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/terrorism.cfm

  6. Preserve the Family Unit FEMA Photo Library

  7. Families in Disasters • Teach families how to maximize the chance of rapid reunification • Help to establish networks to assist in identification and reunification of families

  8. Make kids an issue FEMA Photo Library

  9. Making kids an issue • Insist on pediatric and family representation at all levels of emergency planning • Offer our services to agencies in their planning processes

  10. Nurture Pediatric Partnerships FEMA Photo Library

  11. Pediatric Partnership Opportunities • Practitioners • Facilities/Networks • Governmental/Private agencies

  12. Bolster our infrastructure FEMA Photo Library

  13. Systems fail. People don’t.

  14. We must speak and act for our children. FEMA Photo Library

  15. FEMA Photo Library FEMA Photo Library Lou Romig Lou Romig

  16. Heroes

  17. Lou Romig

  18. Thank you! louromig@bellsouth.net www.jumpstarttriage.com Lou Romig

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