Lessons Learned from Lessons Learned from Pediatricians’ Responses to Pediatricians’ Responses to Katrina and Other DisastersKatrina and Other Disasters

Lou Romig MD, FAAP, FACEPLou Romig MD, FAAP, FACEP

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Miami (FL) Children’s HospitalMiami (FL) Children’s Hospital

Medical Director, FL5 DMATMedical Director, FL5 DMAT

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Disclosure

I have no relevant financial relationship with the manufacturers of any commercial products or provider of commercial services discussed in this CME activity.

I do not intend to discuss an unapproved or investigative use of a commercial product or device in my presentation.

Lessons Are Legion

Lou Romig

Disaster preparedness is everyone’s

job.

Lou Romig

Take preparedness personally

Protect yourself and your family 72hrs? 7 days?

Protect your livelihood

Protect your patients and their families

Suggested Resource: A Disaster Preparedness Plan for Pediatricians, Scott Needle MD, FAAP, AAP Mississippi Chapter

http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/terrorism.cfm

Preserve the Family Unit

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Families in Disasters

Teach families how to maximize the chance of rapid reunification

Help to establish networks to assist in identification and reunification of families

Make kids an issue

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Making kids an issue

Insist on pediatric and family representation at all levels of emergency planning

Offer our services to agencies in their planning processes

Nurture Pediatric Partnerships

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Pediatric Partnership Opportunities

Practitioners

Facilities/Networks

Governmental/Private agencies

Bolster our infrastructure

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Systems fail. People don’t.

We must speak and act for our children.

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Thank you!

louromig@bellsouth.net

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