This course prepares students to effectively, appropriately, and safely plan for and respond to a disaster incident involving children, addressing the specific needs of pediatric patients in the event of a community based-incident. Pediatric specific planning considerations include mass sheltering, pediatric-triage, reunification planning and pediatric decontamination considerations. This is not a hands-on technical course, but instead a management resource course for stakeholders like pediatric physicians, emergency managers, emergency planners, and members of public emergency departments like EMS, Fire, Police, Public Health, and Hospitals in field of disaster response and preparedness work.
Prerequisite
None. However, familiarity with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) via completion of study courses IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800 (or equivalents) is recommended
Topics
•Introduction to Pediatric Response
• Emergency Management (EM) Considerations
• Implications for Planning and Response
• Functional Access Needs Considerations
•Mass Sheltering
• Pediatric Triage and Allocation of Scarce Resources
• Pediatric Reunification Considerations
• Pediatric Decontamination Considerations
Audience
• Community and Hospital-based Emergency Managers
• EMS Personnel
• Hospital Administration and Emergency Room Personnel
• Public Safety/ Public Health Personnel
• School Administrators
• MRC Personnel
• Private Sector
• Law Enforcement
• Disaster Response/ Relief Personnel
• County, State, and Federal personnel who respond to a local jurisdiction disaster event
Requirements
FEMA/SIDNumber
Students must register and bring a copy of their SID number to class. Register online:
cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
- See more at: https://teex.org/Pages/Class.aspx?course=MGT439&courseTitle=Pediatric%20Disaster%20Response%20and%20Emergency%20Preparedness
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| Date(s) |
Wed. Apr 15, 2026 0800 - 1700
Thu. Apr 16, 2026 0800 - 1700
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| Location |
Central Carolina Healthcare Preparedness Coalition Training Space
100 Golden Drive, Durham NC 27705
Google Map
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| Handicap Accessibility |
Yes
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| WiFi Access |
Yes
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| Offered By |
Central Carolina Healthcare Preparedness Coalition |
| Primary Instructor |
FED, Direct Delivery |
| Course Length |
2 Days |
| Course Hours |
16.00 |
| CEUs |
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| Award Credentials |
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| Prerequisites |
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| Equivalent Prerequisites |
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| Maximum Participants |
40 |
| # Open Seats |
30 |
| # on Wait List |
0 |
