California Patient Movement Plan - Section 2: Disaster Medical and Health System Description

• 2021

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• Kelly Coleman; Tiffany Cannon

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This video describes the state's disaster medical and health system. It explains the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), which has five levels: field, local, operational area, regional, and state. The plan includes programs like MOHawk for coordination at different levels. California is divided into 58 counties or operational areas with six mutual aid regions further split into administrative regions. Information flows from local to state level during disasters through various programs ensuring effective response by agencies like EMS Authority and California Department of Public Health. This video is number 2 out of 5 in an educational series.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: California; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Health Plan Implementation; Interinstitutional Relations; Public Health Administration; Transportation of Patients

Institutions: California Emergency Medical Services Authority

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