4158.0 Emergency Medicine and Disaster Response Posters II

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 12:30 PM
Poster
The purpose of this session is to provide participants with new research findings that pertain to emergency medicine and disaster response. Posters presented include diverse topics such as training strategies, managing flu outbreaks, mental health, and TBI. Professionals engaged in emergency medicine and disaster planning research and practice will gain relevant information about the data sources, methods, and new findings that can inform their work.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe three challenges to emergency medicine and disaster response. 2. Identify two strategies for improving emergency medicine and disaster response.

Board 1
Role of informal networks in disaster response
Darcy Ravndal, RN, MPH, Jaime Corvin, PhD, Lauren Anne Harris, BA, Naheed Ahmed, BA and Christine Wolfe, MPH
Board 2
Resilience training to enhance emergency and disaster preparedness for public health professionals
George S. Everly, PhD and Alan Langlieb, MD, MPH, MBA
Board 3
Medical Reserve Corp Development, Infancy to Adolescence: Preparing Your MRC unit for the future
Mary Ann Flatley, BSN, MSN and Holly Cucuzzella, MPH, CHES
Board 4
Successful Implementation of an Etomidate Facilitated Endotracheal Intubation Protocol in an Urban Ground Transport Ambulance System
David Lobel, MD, Antonios Likourezos, MA, MPH and Cyrus Farahani, MD
Board 5
Influence of treatment factors on different stages of care on the short and longterm outcome of patients after severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in different age groups in Central and Eastern Europe
Marek Majdan, Walter Mauritz, Martin Rusnak, Ingrid Wilbacher, Alexandra Brazinova and Ivan Janciak
Board 6
Adaptation, Implementation and Evaluation of a Tabletop Exercise
Cristie L. Duric, MPH, RRT, Amanda J. Durante, PhD, MSc and Linda Degutis, DrPH, MSN
Board 7
Evaluation of an Emergency Medicine Community Based Basic Emergency Intervention Educational Program
Antonios Likourezos, MA, MPH, Estevan Garcia, MD, Carl Ramsay, MD, Sherry Hoffman, EMT, Christopher Niles, MD, Michele Pearl-Davis, DO and Seth R. Podolsky, MD, MS
Board 8
Walking The Walk - Using ICS in Everyday Public Health Response
Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Michael W. McClendon, Rita Obey, Dawn Blackmar, DVM, Badruddin Zakiuddin Karachiwala, BS, MS, MBA, Elizabeth G. Love, MPH, Carolyn S. Fruthaler, MD and Herminia Palacio, MD, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services

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