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Shelter Fundamentals for MRC

This class provides an overview of the fundamentals of sheltering for public health staff and volunteers, with specific attention to the roles that non-clinical MRC volunteers may play in a shelter.

Shelter Fundamentals for MRC

This class provides an overview of the fundamentals of sheltering for public health staff and volunteers, with specific attention to the roles that non-clinical MRC volunteers may play in a shelter.

VDH – POD Essentials MRC training webinar (registration required)

You must be registered as an MRC volunteer if you wish to attend this training.

 

What: The Office of Emergency Preparedness will present VDH: POD Essentials Overview. You can access this training via live webinar on February 18 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Learning Objectives: After the session, participants will be able to:

  • Outline the decision process for activating POD sites during a public health emergency.
  • Describe a POD site.
  • Explain the importance of a POD during a public health emergency.
  • Describe the POD staff orientation and activation process.

When: February 18 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Where: Webinar (your home computer). Some in-person sessions may be available. See “How” for additional Instructions

Who: All MRC volunteers interested in Point-of-Dispensing operations are encouraged to attend this webinar, even if you have experience working in PODs or have taken POD training before. For those who have knowledge of POD operations, it can be a good review.

How: Registration is through TRAIN-Virginia: Course ID# 1089329.

If you are viewing from your home computer, the training organizer will send you a Websuite link with instructions, at least a day prior to the training.

A live session of this training may be available in Staunton, Charlottesville, and Winchester. The exact details for these in-person group-viewing sessions are still TBD. Please register for the training online in TRAIN. In addition to registering in TRAIN, please email me if you would prefer to attend in person.

Additional information: Please contact the MRC coordinator at northwest@vamrc.org or 434-566-7357 if you have any questions or concerns.

RAM Clinic in Buena Vista (pending approval)

Central Shenandoah Health District is coordinating with the Remote Area Medical Clinic (RAM Clinic) program, which will be set up to serve the people of Buena Vista, VA on April 4 and 5.

MRC Participation in this event is TBD (to be determined), pending a request from the Central Shenandoah Health District.

Please save this date on your calendar if you wish to volunteer, either as an MRC volunteer, or through the RAM clinic volunteer system. For more information, go to https://www.ramusa.org/

 

 

 

 

Stop the Bleed Class in Staunton (pending confirmation)

Stop the Bleed instructor Kevin Williams will teach a class on how to intervene to stop blood loss in potentially life-threatening situations.

This class will cover:

  • how to recognize a bleeding emergency and how to respond
  • the use of bandages and applying pressure
  • “packing” a wound
  • using a tourniquet
  • other techniques and equipment that can help save lives

Cost: This course requires a $10 per student fee. I will add a signup page to this event and notify you when signups open.

*Pending confirmation: I have confirmed the time, date, location, and instructor, and am awaiting approval from CSHD to send an alert for the class. Consider this calendar entry as a “save the date.”

Training Workshop: “Resilient Responder: Self-Care for Responders Before, During, & After an Emergency”

Important: If you wish to attend this workshop, you MUST register at the Eventbrite page

About this Event

This workshop is designed to teach all types of disaster or emergency responders strategies they can use to care for themselves in dealing with the stresses of their work/deployment.

Target Audience: Anyone who may be called upon to respond to emergent, high-stress situations, including:

  • First Responders (Police, Fire, EMS)
  • Emergency Responder (Shelter workers, search and rescue, EOC staff)
  • Emergency Department clinicians and staff
  • Medical Reserve Corps volunteers and Public Health staff
  • If you respond to crisis or disaster and have the potential for stress in your role, this training is for you!

 

 

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    Image Caption: [Image featuring law enforcement, firefighters, shelter workers, medical reserve corps volunteers, and emergency medical service providers showing signs of stress. Image contains the text: “Resilient Responder: Self-Care Before, During, and After an Emergency CBERS 2020”]

MRC Quarterly General Meeting

The Quarterly General Meeting is a rotating meeting that allows volunteers from CSMRC, LFMRC and TJMRC to meet and discuss strategic challenges and solutions to growing the MRC. The QGM is also accessible via webinar, allowing attendees to participate virtually. This meeting includes a review of the purpose and function of the MRC, examples of MRC volunteer opportunities, what types of events or emergencies may occur in the next three months and options for training and exercises.

SOLO Wilderness First Aid

WHAT: Disaster/Wilderness First Aid course taught by MRC member and wilderness EMT Matt Rosefsky. MRC volunteers are eligible for a $25 discount at registration (see instructions under “How”).

Excerpt from www.solowfa.com: “Mired in the wilderness of an urban disaster zone, rural area / remote travel not near a hospital, or natural area miles from an access point … Hands-on learn how to save life and limb during the critical minutes or hours before ambulance / hospital hand-off.

The MEDIC SOLO Disaster + Travel + Wilderness First Aid Course is a blended experience of classroom and hands-on learning. ~50% of student time is spent rotating as mock rescuer and mock patient in realistic care-giving scenarios, making the most of learning-by-doing, and forming muscle memory.”

When: June 15-16, 8:30am-6:30pm or 7pm both days.

Where: Charlottesville, VA.

Who: “For adults and teenagers with solid attention spans.”

For medical professionals: In a disaster setting, there may be no ambulance or clinical supplies or testing capabilities. This course will teach you how to improvise care with nearly none of this. For more information, see: https://www.solowfa.com/why-enroll-MEDIC-disaster-wilderness-first-aid-stories/for-medical-professionals.htm

How: To secure the discount for MRC: (1) pay close attention to the “Special Deals” small text in the payment section of the registration form at www.solowfa.com, and (2) submit with the payment a copy of your MRC badge (fine if expired) or other paperwork showing you’re part of MRC. Questions should go to courses@solowfa.com