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Transcript of Worcester Regional Medical Reserve Corps Liz Foley, Coordinator.
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What is the MRC?
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) was founded after President The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) was founded after President Bush’s 2002 State of the Union Address in which he asked all Bush’s 2002 State of the Union Address in which he asked all Americans to volunteer in support of their country. Americans to volunteer in support of their country.
The program is federally recognized and operates under direct The program is federally recognized and operates under direct control of the Surgeon General’s office.control of the Surgeon General’s office.
Why the MRC? The MRC provides the structure necessary to pre-Why the MRC? The MRC provides the structure necessary to pre-identify, credential, train, and activate medical and public health identify, credential, train, and activate medical and public health volunteers.volunteers.
Engages volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response,
and community resiliency
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• 985 MRC Units in the United States
•46 Units in MA
91.16% of population covered
73.69% of US area covered
What is the MRC?
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Who is the MRC?
Over 204,759 volunteers nationwide Physicians Physician Assistants Nurse Practitioners Registered Nurses Dentists Veterinarians Clergy
Pharmacists Mental Health Professionals EMTs and Paramedics Epidemiologists Health Educators Social Workers Non-Medical Professionals
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The Worcester Regional MRC(WRMRC)
Created by the Worcester Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) in 2006 The WRMRC is overseen by Worcester Division of
Public Health
3 Units Cover 74 towns in the Massachusetts Public Health Region 2
Recruits medical and non-medical professionals to volunteer to assist in the event of a local or regional emergency
Other MRCs in this Region
Wachusett MRCP.O. Box 555Hubbardston, MA 01452
978-928-4086
Greater Grafton MRC30 Providence RoadGrafton, MA 01519508-839-5335 ext.128
www.town.grafton.ma.us
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Worcester Regional MRC
Mission: Provide public health volunteer medical services that supplement existing resources in case of disaster
Key Areas: promote public health and safety 1. Public Health Emergencies 2. Mass Casualty Incidents 3. Community Service Activities
MRC volunteers agree to deploy after they MRC volunteers agree to deploy after they have fulfilled their obligations to have fulfilled their obligations to
Their familiesTheir families Their workTheir work
Worcester Regional MRC
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• Monthly orientationMonthly orientation
• Monthly training (core competency) Monthly training (core competency) Orientation Basic First Aid BLS CPR/AED or BLS for Healthcare Professional ICS-100 (Incident Command System) NIMS-700 Emergency Dispensing Sites (EDS) Operations Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Mental Health Aspects of Emergencies and Disasters for Non-Mental
Health Professionals
What We Offer
Objectives Personal Preparedness Chain of Command Role of local MRC Unit Volunteer Communication Mental Health impact of events Procedures Volunteer roles and limitations
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Core Competencies
Public Health Emergencies Preparedness
and Response Drills/exercises Real events
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Mass Casualty Incidents
Medical volunteers may be asked to assist with triage and treatment of victims at the scene of a mass casualty incident.
Non-medical volunteers can assist with dispensing equipment at the scene.
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Community Service
Blood pressure screening/preventive health events
Health fairs
First aid tents
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Deployment/Activation Details WRMRC will receive a request for assistance
Automated alerting system will be activated
Volunteers will follow directions given by the automated system.
Or
Volunteers will be notified by E-mail with specific instructions
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Deployment/Activation Details
Id badges provided to all volunteers
Volunteers must be personally prepared: Appropriate clothing, any personal items that are needed including medications and personal snacks.
Typically a debriefing will take place after large scale incidents
Personal Preparednesswww.ready.gov
Be prepared to exist for first 72-hours after a disaster
Plan kit according to individual and family needs Are you elderly? Do you have a baby? Other special
considerations?
Inventory contents every 6 months; make changes as necessary Seasonal changes, expiration dates
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“Go Kit” ContentsWaterFoodFirst AidTools Household SuppliesClothingBeddingFlashlight/RadioMedicationBatteriesComfort Items Specific Needs
Additional training and resources
Memorandum of Understanding with the Red Cross Shelter Operations/Shelter Simulations
Courses hosted by other MRCs Other courses and training events at state
and national level MRC “handbook”
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Liability Protection
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Volunteers and Liability Handout
Federal Volunteer Protection Act 42 U.S.C 14501.
Doctors and Nurses Working in Public Health Programs Mass. General Laws, Chapter 112, 12C
Good Samaritan Laws Various provisions of Mass. General Laws
Protection for EMS Personnel Mass. General Laws, chapter 111C, 21
Protection for Public Employees Mass. Tort Claims Act, General Laws, chapter 258
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Liability Protection
Deployment Expectations:
Follow the chain of command.
Stick to assigned duties.
Don’t do anything you aren’t comfortable with – no matter who asks you.
Working with other MRCs in the State to lobby for expansion of the coverage of the Good Samaritan Act
MA RespondsStatewide Database
- Created to pre-register, manage, mobilize existing clinical and non-clinical volunteers
- Helps responding to all types of disasters efficient.
Volunteers have the opportunity to create a profile Website has the ability to send various notifications
(message, email, call, text) CORIs/SORIs done and Credentialing will be kept current
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Badging Each volunteer will receive a badge.
The badge will be color coded by professional category. Medical Personnel - Red Basic Medical Personnel (medical personnel medical personnel
that are not able to administer medications i.e. that are not able to administer medications i.e. EMT's, physical therapists, occupational EMT's, physical therapists, occupational therapists, etc.) - therapists, etc.) - BlueBlue
Mental Health Personnel - Purple Non-Medical Personnel- Green
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Should you become a volunteer with the MRC?
Flexible time commitment Free trainings Opportunities to participate in community events Ability to volunteer should you wish during large scale emergencies and disasters
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We can never have too many volunteers!
Disasters are never what you expect!
We need to be prepared for severe
weather events!
Finally...
Websites
WorcesterRegionalMRC.org
MAmedicalreservecorps.org
Medicalreservecorps.gov
Social MediaSocial Media
Facebook -
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Twitter -
@WRMRC
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Find out more…
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For More Information…
Visit website: WorcesterRegionalMRC.org Or contact:
Liz FoleyWorcester Regional Medical Reserve Corps
c/o Department of Public Health25 Meade St. Office 206
Worcester, MA 01610 (508) 799-8470