Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS)

Monday, June 16, 2014 
Summary

Approximately 36 students participated in the Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) course on Monday, June 16th hosted by Region 7 Healthcare Coalition at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. Personnel from many backgrounds attended the course including, but not limited to: physicians, nurses, paramedics, EMT’s, and public health professionals.

The course went over all-hazards topics comprising of natural and man-made events, chemical events, biological events, radiological events, nuclear events, and explosive events. Additionally, the course covered public health, community mental health, and special needs populations. The disaster paradigm approach was used during the day to teach students recognition and management of a disaster, to help them organize the preparation and response to an incident.