Fundamental Disaster Management

Train healthcare professionals to treat victims of mass casualty events.

Fundamental Disaster Management (FDM) prepares healthcare professionals to treat victims of natural or man-made mass casualty events. The course arms critical care professionals with the expertise to manage the critical care response and is a must for any clinician who may come in contact with critically ill or injured patients after one of these types of events.

Self-Directed FDM provides a relaxed learning experience with access to online, didactic sessions, pre- and posttests, and complementary textbook. The textbook is also available for individual purchase.

13 learning modules with corresponding textbook chapters are included in Self-Directed FDM.

Introduction: Fundamental Disaster Management
ICU Microcosm Within Disaster Medical Response
Augmenting Critical Care Capacity During a Disaster
Critical Care Management of Chemical Exposures
Biohazard Disasters: Natural and Intentional Outbreaks
Critical Care Management of Radiologic Exposures
Blast Injuries

Mass Casualty Burn Care
Disasters Produced by Natural Phenomena
Caring for Critically Ill Children and Chronically Ill Patients During Disasters
Delivering Acute Care to Chronically Ill Adults in Shelters
Disaster Triage and Allocation of Scare Resources
Sustained Mechanical Ventilation Outside Traditional Intensive Care Units

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