Rapid Expansion and Adaptability of California Medical Disaster Teams.

Autor:	Rymer T; CAL-MAT, Emergency Medical Services Authority, Rancho Cordova, CA, USA., Breyre AM; CAL-MAT, Emergency Medical Services Authority, Rancho Cordova, CA, USA., Lovett-Floom L; CAL-MAT, Emergency Medical Services Authority, Rancho Cordova, CA, USA., Devereaux A; CAL-MAT, Emergency Medical Services Authority, Rancho Cordova, CA, USA., Staats K; County of Imperial Public Health Department, EMS, El Centro, CA, USA., Noste EE; Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA., Backer H; CAL-MAT, Emergency Medical Services Authority, Rancho Cordova, CA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Disaster medicine and public health preparedness [Disaster Med Public Health Prep] 2023 Apr 13; Vol. 17, pp. e375. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 13.
DOI:	10.1017/dmp.2023.35
Abstrakt:	The California Medical Assistance Team (CAL-MAT) program is coordinated by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA). The program was developed to deploy and support medical personnel for disaster medical response. During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the program and missions grew rapidly in response to medical surge, programs for testing and vaccination, and other concurrent disasters. CAL-MAT enrollment increased 10-fold from approximately 200 members at the beginning of 2020, to an estimated 2200 members by June 2021. This article describes the flexible use of a state-managed disaster medical response program within California and some of the challenges associated with rapid expansion and varied demands during the COVID-19 surges of March 2020-March 2022. CAL-MAT may serve as a model for development of similar state-sponsored or other disaster medical response teams.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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