Triage Olympics?? Your thoughts...

Hi Mira Mesa CERT members!

I found another blog which has First Aid Olympics. This is where teams compete to properly treat a victim and it struck me that we could apply it to our triage system.

We could invite other teams to compete with our teams to find victims, perform Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment, transport, and check-in and treatment in the Medical Triage Area.

What do you think?

Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment Training

Here is a great website with detailed instructions in using the START system. http://www.citmt.org/start/default.htm

If you just want to see videos of the various phases of START, click the following links in order. http://www.citmt.org/start/video/resp.wmv
http://www.citmt.org/start/video/perfus.wmv
http://www.citmt.org/start/video/mental.wmv

PRODUCT LINKS

Triage Tape - faster and cheaper that Tags! (just $8.50 for 4 rolls!)
Two-part CERT Backpacks
CERT Los Angeles Store
The Fire Store
Prepare4disaster
Emergency Medical Supplies and Equipment
SafetyCentral
Conterra
CERT Supplies
Safety Services Inc.
Discount Safety Gear Store
Wilderness Medical Gear
Battledress Uniforms/Hurricane Supplies
OutInStyle
North Safety Products (CERT Helmets)
iPrepare
911Providers Gear Shop
MedWorldwide EMS Products

MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

Homeland Security Threat Level (with Air Travel restrictions)
EMERGENCY INFORMATION for MIRA MESA, SCRIPPS MIRAMAR

TRAINING RESOURCES AND VIDEOS

IS-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams
CERT Training Videos Link (I had trouble with some of the video links)
16-minute CERT video (good CERT operations after a tornado dramatization) and several preparedness videos produced by Cobb County, Georga Emergency Management Agency.

INCIDENT NEWS

California DOF Fire Incidents
GeoMac Wildland Fire Support
USGS Recent Earthquake Mapping (Close to real-time)
Hurricane and Storm Tracking
1st Responder Broadcast Network

OTHER CERT Links

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
CERT-LA - Community Emergency Response Team - Los Angeles
California Citizen Corps CERT Link

CERT SAN DIEGO Links

San Diego CERT Homepage
Citizen Corps CERT Homepage
San Diego Hams Emergency Preparedness

October 2007 Firestorm info and pictures

107 San Diego CERT volunteers provided over 3000 man hours of direct support to the San Diego Fire/Rescue Dept! This support meant that more than 10 fire engine companies were able to fight the fires every day instead of doing the jobs that we were doing.

A special thanks to the Mira Mesa team members who were involved:
Laura Berry - Animal Rescue team
Kathy & Randy Madsen - MMHS volunteers, shelters, Scripps ARES/EMS radios
Alan Philpott - Evacuation prep, MMHS
Nhon Lam - Station 28, RB Fire Camp
Brad Buffett - MMHS, Station 28
Christine Marcucci - MMHS, MM CERT Comms, Evacuation prep, shelters
Nancy Saks - Medical Ops Center (MRC team)
Chip Saks - Station 28, RB Fire Camp
Barb Navarette - 211 Call Center
Terry Walters - Station 28, RB Fire Camp

My apologies if I missed anyone!

Mira Mesa CERT website info moved here

Hi everyone!

Due to the problems with the Mira Mesa CERT domain name, all of the website's information will be moved here. Comments are welcome.

TJ Walters