IMERT deployment to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in response to Hurricane Katrina, September 2005.
An Illinois volunteer emergency response team was deployed to assist in the disaster care efforts following Hurricane Katrina. The team joined local care providers to establish a field hospital on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team worked to support local providers, establish order, and assist more than 3000 evacuees. The challenges and lessons learned from this deployment are identified.
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Mary
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Illinois Nurse Volunteer Emergency Needs Team, Illinois College of Emergency Physicians, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, USA. maryc@inventrn.org
D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008145:Louisiana; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012066:Relief Work; D018635:Rescue Work; D014195:Travel; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration; D014838:Volunteers / Q000458:organization & administration*