Minnesota-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team

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Minnesota-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team

• www.mndmat.com

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NDMS Overview
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National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)
Providing Critical Care for the Nation.
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National Disaster Medical System

• Includes 105 teams which respond during
  disasters when activated by FEMA (Federal
  Emergency Management Agency) now part of the
  Department of Homeland Security.
• Teams include DMATs, VMATs, DMORTs, specialty
  teams (BSTs, NBCs, IMSURTs and USARs).

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Acronyms

• DMAT Disaster Medical Assistance Team
• VMAT Veterinary Medical Assistance Team
• DMORT Disaster Mortuary Response Team
• BST Burn Specialty Team
• NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Team
• IMSURT International Medical Surgical Team
• USAR Urban Search and Rescue Team

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DMAT

• After a natural disaster or terrorist event,
  NDMS, through its Disaster Medical Assistance
  Teams (DMATs) provides medical care in austere
  conditions, including pre-hospital, ambulatory
  and in-patient care, medical transportation,
  patient evacuation, and other medical duties as
  required. 

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VMAT

• VMAT has the capability of setting up a full
  field hospital, and can provide medical care for
  pets, search and rescue dogs, livestock, wildlife
  and even zoo animals if the need arises.
• They may also be activated to assist with food
  safety concerns, zoonotic disease, terrorist
  events and toxicological problems.

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DMORT

• Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams
  (DMORTs) assist the National Transportation
  Safety Board (NTSB) in the aftermath of airline
  and other transportation disasters. 
• Other assistance includes providing to work with
  local medical examiners in the identification of
  victims, provision of mortuary services, and
  assistance to the families of the victims. 
• 10 DMORTs are located throughout the U.S and an
  additional DMORT was created to be able to deal
  with contaminated victims of a WMD event.

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IMSURT

• The International Medical/Surgical Response Team
  (IMSURT) can rapidly deploy to sites overseas to
  provide on scene surgical as well as medical care
  in support of Department of State missions.

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USAR

• Urban Search and Rescue response teams are
  designed to provide a coordinated response to
  disasters in urban environments.
• Emphasizing the location and extrication of
  victims trapped in collapsed structures, confined
  spaces, or trenches in largely populated areas,
• USAR is capable of responding to State and
  National disasters including earthquakes,
  hurricanes, widespread tornadoes, and man-made
  technological and terrorist events.

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Urban Search and Rescue
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NDMS Major Components

• Medical Response
• Patient Evacuation
• Definitive Medical Care

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Importance of NDMS

• Improves Federal Mission Readiness
• Ability to Mobilize and Deploy Medical Teams,
  Supplies, and Equipment.
• Ability to Provide Patient Evacuation System.
• Ability to Provide Definitive Medical Care

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NDMS

• Supplement state and local medical resources
  during disasters and emergencies
• Evacuate patients to designated locations
  throughout the United States for casualties that
  cannot be managed locally and
• Support the military and VA health care systems
  during an overseas conventional conflict.

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• NDMS meets the national need for the medical
  component of the National Response Plan,
  including medical care, in-hospital care, patient
  evacuation, mental health assistance, victim
  identification and mortuary services.

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• NDMS is also a partner in the military
  contingency program, and can be activated
  directly by the Assistant Secretary of Defense
  for Health Affairs. 
• In the event of a military conflict that
  overwhelms the DOD and VA health care systems,
  NDMS will be available to provide medical care
  and hospital beds in over 2,000 private
  (non-federal) hospitals across the U.S. 

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Disaster Medical Assistance Team

• Established in early 1980s to assist communities
  where disaster results in medical needs that are
  greater than a communitys medical
  resources.
• A mobile medical unit consisting of 35 medical
  and paraprofessionals personnel and 22,000 lbs
  of equipment supplies.
• Deploy for up to 2 weeks.

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Teams Members of NDMS

• DMATS are a part of the National Disaster
  Medical System (NDMS).
• Cooperative asset-sharing partnership
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Defense
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• State and Local Governments
• Private Businesses
• Civilian Volunteers

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Deployment

• 35 member team self sustaining up to 72 hours
• Each Position 3 Deep for 105 total unit members
• Purpose to deal with medical and health effects
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• Natural Disasters
• Technological Disasters
• Major Transportation Accidents
• Terrorist acts involving Weapons of Mass
  Destruction (WMD)

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NDMS Activation Criteria

• Military Contingency Overseas Conventional
• Armed Conflict Involving U.S. Forces
• Presidential Declaration of Disaster
• Pre-position in Anticipation of an Event
• Request for Major Medical Assistance

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• DMATs have deployed with the FBI, DOD, Secret
  Service, U.S. Capitol Police and other law
  enforcement groups to Presidential State of the
  Union Addresses, Republican and Democratic
  national conventions, Presidential inauguration
  events, world summits, and other high profile
  events.

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Team Make Up - 35

• Team leader 1 1 Deputy Team Leader
• Medical Officer (physicians) 4
• Admin/Finance Chief 1
• Logistics Chief 1
• Communications 2
• Pharmacists 2
• Pharmacy Assist. 2
• Supervisory Nurse 2
• Staff Nurse 6
• Physician Assistants 2
• Paramedics / EMTs 6
• Administrative Assistant 1
• Equipment Specialist 1
• Safety Security Officer 2
• Others as Determined by DMAT

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Full Team - Total

• 3 deep in each position
• Total approximately 105 people per unit
• Recruitment 150 mile radius (approx.)
• 18 years of age or older
• Good physical condition
• Medical and non-medical positions

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DMAT Functions

• Triage
• Austere Medical Care
• Casualty Clearing / Staging
• Patient Reception

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Minnesota-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team

• (MN-1 DMAT)

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MN-1 2004 Field Training Exercise
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MN-1 DMAT

• Sponsored by the Minnesota chapter of the
  American College of Emergency Physicians.
• Established in May 2002 as a developmental team.
• Upgraded to a level III local resource
  /augmentation team in January 2004.
• 120 team members includes 15 MDs, 6 PA/NPs 40
  RNs, 25 paramedics/EMTs, 8 pharmacists and
  pharmacy techs, 8 Respiratory Techs, 3 Mental
  Health, 8 Communications, Safety, Security and
  Logistics Officers.

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Nearby Teams

• IA-1 DMAT
• OK-1 DMAT
• MI-1 DMAT (Mentor Team)
• MO-1 DMAT
• MO-2 DMAT

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MN-1 DMAT

• Please visit the Contact Us section of our
  website to get more information.