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Minnesota-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team
NDMS Overview
National Disaster Medical System
(NDMS)
… Providing Critical Care
for the Nation.
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
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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
DMAT
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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 inpatient care, medical transportation, patient
evacuation, and other medical duties as
required.
VMAT
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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.
DMORT
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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.
IMSURT
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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.
USAR
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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.
Urban Search and Rescue
NDMS Major Components
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Medical Response
Patient Evacuation
Definitive Medical
Care
Importance of NDMS
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Improves Federal
Mission Readiness
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Ability to Mobilize and
Deploy Medical Teams,
Supplies, and
Equipment.
Ability to Provide
Patient Evacuation
System.
Ability to Provide
Definitive Medical Care
NDMS
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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, inhospital 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.
Disaster Medical Assistance Team
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Established in early 1980’s to assist
communities where disaster results in
medical needs that are greater than a
community’s medical resources.
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A mobile medical unit consisting of 35
medical and paraprofessionals personnel and
~22,000 lbs of equipment & supplies.
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Deploy for up to 2 weeks.
Teams Members of NDMS
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DMAT’S are a part of the National Disaster
Medical System (NDMS).
Cooperative asset-sharing partnership:
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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
Deployment
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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
of:
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Natural Disasters
Technological Disasters
Major Transportation Accidents
Terrorist acts involving Weapons of Mass Destruction
(WMD)
NDMS Activation Criteria
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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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DMAT’s 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.
Team Make Up - 35
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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 / EMT’s – 6
Administrative Assistant – 1
Equipment Specialist – 1
Safety & Security Officer – 2
Others as Determined by DMAT
Full Team - Total
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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
DMAT Functions
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Triage
Austere Medical Care
Casualty Clearing /
Staging
Patient Reception
Minnesota-1 Disaster
Medical Assistance
Team
(MN-1 DMAT)
MN-1 2004 Field Training Exercise
MN-1 DMAT
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Sponsored by the Minnesota chapter of the American
College of Emergency Physicians.
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Established in May 2002 as a developmental team.
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Upgraded to a level III local resource /augmentation
team in January 2004.
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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.
Nearby Teams
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IA-1 DMAT
OK-1 DMAT
MI-1 DMAT (Mentor
Team)
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MO-1 DMAT
MO-2 DMAT
MN-1 DMAT
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