Emergency Medical Teams: Minimum Technical Standards and Recommendations for Rehabilitation

• 2016

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This document provides guidance for Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs), formerly known as "foreign medical teams," on building or improving their rehabilitation capacity within established coordination systems. It outlines minimum standards for workforce, field hospital conditions, rehabilitation equipment, consumables, and information management. The goal is to help EMTs, both national and international, prevent patient complications, reduce long-term impairments, and ensure continued care after the EMTs leave the affected area.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Recovery; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Health Personnel; International Cooperation; Natural Disasters; Rehabilitation; World Health Organization; Guideline; Emergency Responders

Institutions: World Health Organization (WHO); International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

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