HLS622 Principles of Disaster Medicine

This course focuses on the medical management of Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs). It will address issues of methodology and planning in disaster medicine, the medical system in the United States and the role of health response plans and epidemiology. In addition, the course will focus on risk assessment and vulnerability analysis in disaster medicine, fundamental ethical issues facing practitioners of disaster medicine and the organization of hospital-based responses to disasters.

Corequisite

None

Credits

4

Distribution

Security Studies

Notes

This course is no longer offered.