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About Disaster and EMS Medicine

Disaster

In New Orleans, residents have the unique opportunity to respond to real-world disasters and participate in various disaster preparedness and planning experiences. A Disaster Medicine Tract is available for interested residents to complete, or residents may choose to participate in individual activities that spark their interest, such as: 

• Working on hurricane activation teams at the hospital 

• Assisting with medical operations at hurricane shelters in the city 

• Participating in hospital planning activities for hurricanes, mass casualties, and HazMat incidents 

• Developing/revising disaster-related protocols for the hospital 

• Helping to plan and execute our annual Disaster Day  

• Volunteering for city-wide preparedness drills 

• Participating in our quarterly EMS/Disaster Journal Clubs

• Completing a Mardi Gras Mass Gathering rotation

• Attending UMCNO Emergency Management Committee meetings 

• Presenting research on an international stage at the World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) 

• Joining the New Orleans Medical Reserve Corps 

• Participating in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) training courses and exercises 

• Completing additional local/regional/federal training courses approved by leadership
  
  
  

EMS

New Orleans EMS (NOEMS) responds to more than 69,000 calls annually. Their medics regularly manage high acuity trauma and medical patients, respond to mass casualty incidents, and work many of the city's large mass gathering events. Starting second year, all residents will: 

• Run Medical Control while on shift at UMC 

• Complete a rotation with NOEMS, working with medics to provide patient care in the field 

Residents who wish to gain additional experience in EMS medicine have the opportunity to complete an EMS tract or complete additional training/electives that meet their interests, including: 

• Spending additional elective time working with EMS sprint units 

• Working mass gathering events 

• Lecturing to EMS providers

• Attending prehospital QA/QI meetings  

• Developing EMS protocols 

• Completing EMS QI projects 

• Participating in quarterly EMS/Disaster Journal Clubs

• Attending Louisiana Emergency Response Network (LERN) meetings 

• Attending Metropolitan Ambulance Counsil (MAC) meetings 

• Completing additional local/regional/federal training courses approved by leadership