Pre-requisites: None
Date/Time: February 21st 2013
08:00 am – 05:00 pm
Locations: Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response
392 Creek Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 10261
Pre-Registration: RSVP using form below required
The Basic Disaster Life Support™ (BDLS®) course is a seven hour competency-based, awareness-level course that introduces concepts and principles to prepare health professionals for the management of injuries and illnesses caused by disasters and public health emergencies. This includes application of core principles and concepts in emergency management and public health as introduced in the CDLS course through the PRE-DISASTER Paradigm™ and DISASTER Paradigm™. The primary focus of the BDLS course is incorporation of an “all-hazards” approach to mass casualty management and population-based care across a broad range of disasters. Measures to ensure and enhance health workforce readiness are emphasized throughout the course. This includes a consistent and scalable approach to workforce protection and casualty management, as well as, mass casualty triage and fatality management.
Questions? Contact WMC RRC at 914-493-RRC1 or email rrc@wcmc.com
Registration Form (click here)
