Disaster Medicine Section

Disaster Medicine

To provide a forum in which members of the College with special interest and/or expertise in the medical and non-medical management of disasters, mass casualty incidents, and mass gathering events can develop a knowledge base, share information, receive and give counsel and serve as a resource to the ACEP Board of Directors, the College membership, external organizations and agencies as well as others. To provide and promote the expertise of Section members in Disaster Medicine.

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July 6, 2022

Intersection of CSC and Load Balancing in Washington State

Load balancing by patient transfer across regions and health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a response to limited and maldistributed resources.

December 8, 2021

Letter from the 2019-2021 Chair

A letter of thanks from the Immediate Past Chair

December 8, 2021

Advances in Response to Collapse Disasters

Lillian Lockwood, MD, FACEP ACEP, Disaster Medicine Section Secretary and Newsletter Editor It has been 40 years since the devastating 1981 walkway collapse of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, ...

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National Disaster Life Support Foundation, Inc.

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Start a "Stop the Bleed" program

The "Stop the Bleed" campaign is designed to provide civilians with the knowledge and tools to help control severe bleeding. Start a "Stop the Bleed" program in your local community. View the Stop The Bleed Campaign Video here.

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Disaster Medicine Section members may send an email to all members of this section via our online engagED community.

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San Francisco, CA

There has never been a better time for emergency medicine to come together than at ACEP22

October 1-4, 2022
We look forward to seeing you there!

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