texas emergency medical task force emtf-7 ~an overview~

Texas Emergency Medical Task

Force EMTF-7

~An Overview~

Texas Disaster Medical System

Acute Public Health

MISTMobile

Medical Unit

Enviro HealthTeam

Hospital

Nurse Strike Teams

Long Term Care

ESRD

TSA

Regional MOC

MACC

Local MOC

Medical Staffing

Contracts

RAT Team

Epi Team

CAT Teams

CASPER Team

Food Safety Teams

Bus Staging Team

Amb trike Teams

Admin Teams

ROC

Mortuary Team

MSN Shelters

TxMAT

D.B.H. Teams

MRC

L.P.H.

Red Cross

Tx Military Force

NOTE: Federal and EMAC assets will augment these teams and strategies

TxMAT 1

Ambulance Strike Team

RN Strike Teams

AMBUS

=EMTF-7 focus

EMTF-7 Region

Goals:–Rapidly deployable for statewide

incidents–Builds upon regional capability–Integrated command/control elements–Self-sufficient for short periods of time–NIMS compliant–Modular deployment options

EMTF-7Integrated Medical

Response Capability

EMTF-7Integrated Medical

Response Capability

NOTE: Colors notated above and in the following fourteen slides are utilized to separate the four EMTF components in this power point

EMTF Activation

5 Ambulance Strike Teams

5 RN Strike Teams 2 Ambuses Mobile Medical

Unit

5 Ambulance Strike Teams

5 RN Strike Teams 2 Ambuses Mobile Medical

Unit

5 Ambulance Strike Teams

5 RN Strike Teams 2 Ambuses Mobile Medical

Unit

5 Ambulance Strike Teams

5 RN Strike Teams 2 Ambuses Mobile Medical

Unit

= 100 Ambulances200 critical patients

= 4 MMUs128 patient care beds

Ambulance Strike Teams

Ambulance Strike Team Purpose & Mission

Ambulance Strike Team Purpose & Mission

To ensure uniform and orderly deployment of ambulance teams to serve the eight EMTF

regions in Texas~~~~~~~~~~

To provide supplemental emergency patient care and transport during large scale incidents

requiring patient movement

Ambulance Strike Team Composition

• 5- Ambulances per Strike Team• 1- Strike Team Leader per Strike Team in a

separate vehicle• All components of the strike team will

have common communications capability• Ambulance Strike team will have common

communications with other EMTF components, i.e., MMU, AMBUS, etc.*

* In pursuit

RN Strike TeamsRN Strike Teams

RN Strike Team ComponentPurpose & Mission

RN Strike Team ComponentPurpose & Mission

The RN strike team component of EMTF-7 will be deployed to

augment staffing of a hospital in a ‘like-department’ of an affected

jurisdiction.

RN Strike Team CompositionRN Strike Team Composition

•5- RN teams per Strike Team of like specialization

•1- Strike Team leader per team

•RN team will have common communication capability.

Ambulance Bus (AMBUS)Ambulance Bus (AMBUS)

AMBUS Purpose & MissionAMBUS Purpose & Mission

Planned and designed to ensure uniform and orderly deployment of our regional AMBUS

component of EMTF-7 across the eight EMTF regions in Texas~~~~~~~~~~

To provide the capability for mass patient care and transportation, as well as responders

during incidents which threaten public health & safety

Mobile Medical Unit (MMU)Goals

Mobile Medical Unit (MMU)Goals

•16 – 32 bed capacity•Provide emergency stabilizing care and transfer•6-12 hour launch time for 72-96 hour deployment•Clinical and Facilities Groups•Standardized minimal supplies, pharmaceuticals, and capabilities•No x-ray capability

Mobile Medical UnitEMTF-7 Mobile Medical UnitsEMTF-7 Mobile Medical Units

Aerial picture of our Western Shelter

EMTF-7 MMU ExteriorEMTF-7 MMU Exterior

• 4- Registered Nurses (RN)• 1- Medical Doctor (MD or D.O.)• 1- Technician/Clerk• 1- Physician Assistant, or 1- Nurse

Practitioner• 2- Paramedics, or

2- Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN)

EMTF-7MMU Recommended Staffing

EMTF-7MMU Recommended Staffing

MMU - The Interior

Pictures inside of the Zumro Shelter

For More Information or to Join EMTF-7

For More Information or to Join EMTF-7

Contacts:EMTF-7 Coordinator: Cindy Riggan emtf@tsa-l.com

RAC Executive Directors: *TSA-L Melanie Tucker director@tsa-l.com TSA-M Christine Reeves creeves@hotrac.org TSA-N David Rogers david.bvrac@gmail.com TSA-O Dave Reimer executivedirector@catrac.org

*Note: TSA-L (Central Texas Regional Advisory Council) is the lead RAC for EMTF-7.