Lessons Learned from Pediatricians

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Lessons Learned from Pediatricians Responses to
Katrina and Other Disasters

• Lou Romig MD, FAAP, FACEP
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Miami (FL)
  Childrens Hospital
• Medical Director, FL5 DMAT

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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.

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Lessons Are Legion
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Disaster preparedness is everyones job.
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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/healthtopi
cs/terrorism.cfm
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Preserve the Family Unit
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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

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Make kids an issue
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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

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Nurture Pediatric Partnerships
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Pediatric Partnership Opportunities

• Practitioners
• Facilities/Networks
• Governmental/Private agencies

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Bolster our infrastructure
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Systems fail. People dont.
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We must speak and act for our children.
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Heroes
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Thank you!

• louromig_at_bellsouth.net
• www.jumpstarttriage.com

Lou Romig