Media for i-Pods or other Mobile Audio and Video Devices
This series is produced by SC Area Health Education Consortium and funded through Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) grant # T01HP01418.
Leading South Carolina experts in infectious disease and public health discuss actions that can help medical practitioners working in any setting mitigate the health and financial impact of a pandemic influenza. Drs Robert Ball, Michael Schmidt and Harold Gabel offer concrete suggestions that should be taken in advance of a pandemic reaching the United States. CME Available
Psychological Response: An interview with Dr. Connie Best
This brief video is the first in a series discussing the psychological response to disaster. During an interview conducted after the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Dr. Connie Best, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the psychological impact of terror and provides insight into how healthcare professionals can prepare to respond.
Psychological First Aid (PFA) with Dr. Connie Best
This 3-part video is the second in a series discussing the psychological response to disaster. Dr. Best is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina and Director of the MUSC Crime Victims Center. This lecture entitled an "Introduction to Psychological First Aid" was delivered to Social Workers and Mental Health Providers in April 2006.
Psychological First Aid (PFA): part 2
Reviews the guidelines for PFA use, behaviors to avoid, and populations at risk for greatest psychological trauma from disaster or trauma Download: Suitable for video i-Pod or Quicktime viewing.
Triage and Medical Ethics: (3 part series - audio only) This audio podcast was derived from a lecture given by Eric Larson, MD, FAAEM Director of Disaster Preparedness for MUSC and Medical Manager of the South Carolina Task Force 1 USAR team. This lecture was delivered as part of a program entitled "Medical and Ethical Decision Making in Catastrophic Emergencies", October 27, 2006.
Medical Ethics: START Triage101 (part 1 of 3)
This portion of the lecture focuses on the decision tree used in Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) approach to assessing multiple patients in a mass casualty event. Download: Suitable for mp3 player.
Medical Ethics: Distributive Justice (part 2 of 3)
This portion of the lecture focuses on philosophical approaches to distributing limited resources. Download: Suitable for mp3 player
Medical Ethics: Ethics of Triage (part 3 of 3)
This portion of the lecture reflects on the ethics of triage and shifting standard of care that may occur during catastrophic events Download: Suitable for mp3 player
S.T.A.R.T. Triage
Part 1:
This 15 minute video reviews the basics of incident command and START Trigae. It focuses on the role of a healthcare professionals who may find themselves the first on the scene of a mass casualty before the arrival of a traditional first responder (EMT or Firefighter). Narrated by Michael Shirey, EMT and Ralph Shearly, MD. Download: Suitable for video i-Pod or Quicktime viewing.
Part 2:This 15 minute video reviews the basics of the START Triage System and RPM Assessment following a mass casualty incident. It also reviews the setup of early treatment areas following an initial triage. Narrated by Michael Shirey, EMT.
Download: Suitable for video i-Pod or Quicktime viewing.
Triage for Pharmacists
This 12 minute video describes the basic principles of START triage for pharmacists and pharmacy students. It includes a review of physical exam skills for those who are "more than a few weeks" away from Physical Assessment 101 ! Download: Suitable for video i-Pod or Quicktime viewing.
S.T.A.R.T Quick Reviews When used with a video i-Pod, quick reviews can provide a fast refresher for a responder.
START RPM quick review
This 2 minute video reviews the RPM assessment used in S.T.A.R.T. Triage System. When used with a video i-Pod, it can provide a quick refresher for a responder.
Download: Suitable for video i-Pod or Quicktime viewing.
