DIsclaimer: ADPR is not part of the Advanced Hazmat Life Support Program, but is developed by the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, home of AHLS.
Disasters are increasing worldwide, requiring increased awareness of and proficiency in interdisciplinary, clinical response to improve medical care for disaster victims.
- Incident Command System
- Situational Awareness
- Triage
- Natural Disasters
- Explosives
- Decontamination
Target Audience
EMTs, AEMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, Physicians, Public Health Professionals
Course Objectives
The Advanced Disaster Preparedness & Response (ADPR) program is a 4 hour course. There are no pre-requisites for the course and no exams included in the course.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to:
- Apply the ABCDEs paradigm of ADPR™ to your practice.
- Define the meaning of each letter in the ABCDE paradigm of ADPR™
- Refine your situational awareness.
- Use current triage systems (MASS, SALT, START with RPM).
- Describe decontamination for each of the three general types of hazards.
Continuing Medical Education
The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.