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Emergency Care and Treatment ECAT in Disasters Instructor Tips ? Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), 2004 A publication of the Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief (PED). The views expressed, the recommendations made, and the terms employed in this publication, do not necessarily reflect the current criteria or policies of PAHO/WHO or of its Member States. The Pan American Health Organization welcome requests for permission to reproduce or translate, in part or in full, this publication. Applications and inquiries should be addressed to the Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief (PED), Pan American Health Organization, 525 Twenty-third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, USA; fax: (202) 775-4578; email: disaster-publications@paho.org. This publication has been made possible through the financial support of the International Humanitarian Assistance Division of the Canadian International Development Agency (IHA/CIDA), the Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (OFDA/USAID), and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). We also aknowledge the contributions of Ron Mobley, Roslyn Bacombe Adams, Dana Van Alphen and others who provided support. Emergency Care and Treatment (ECAT) in DisastersInstructor’s Tips PROPOSED AGENDA ~ Version 1 Day 1 Morning Session Opening Overview of Course Lesson 1 Kinematics of Trauma Lesson 2 Incident Size-up and Personnel Safety Afternoon Session Lesson 3 Airway and Breathing with Spinal Management Drills on Lesson 3 Day 2 Morning Session Lesson 4 Patient Head-to-toe Exam and What Vital Signs Mean Lesson 5 Lifting and Moving Patients Afternoon Session Lesson 6 Basic Injuries and Treatment Drills on Lessons 3, 4 and 5 Day 3 Morning Session Lesson 7 Injuries to the Head, Face and Neck Lesson 8 Injuries to the Chest and Back Afternoon Session Mid –Course WrittenTest (OPTION