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DMATs deploy to disaster sites with sufficient
supplies/equipment to sustain themselves for a period of 72
hours while providing medical care at a fixed or temporary
medical site. In mass casualty incidents, their
responsibilities include triaging patients, providing
austere medical care, and preparing patients for
evacuation. In other situations, DMATs may provide primary
health care and/or may serve to augment overloaded local
health care staffs. Under the rare circumstance that
disaster victims are evacuated to different locale to
receive definitive medical care, DMATs may be activated to
support patient reception and disposition of patients to
hospitals. DMATs are designed to be a rapid-response
element to supplement local medical care until other Federal
or contract resources can be mobilized.
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DMAT personnel are required to maintain appropriate
certifications and licensure within their discipline.
When members are activated as Federal employees,
licensure and certifications are recognized by all
States. Additionally, DMAT members are paid while
serving as part-time Federal employees and have
protection of the Federal Tort Claims Act.
DMATs are principally a community resource available to
support local, regional, and State requirements.
However, as a National resource they can be Federalized
to provide interstate aid |
DMAT Online forms library
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