EDMACAS

Emergency Department Mass Casualty Active Shooter Course

EDMACAS is a full day disaster management course that equips participants with the skills to manage a mass casualty shooting event in any Emergency Department. Designed as a play in three acts, participants learn as they go, putting theory into practice, covering the response from pre-hospital services, management of the likely injuries and the department as a whole in a mass casualty situation, including the approach to an active shooter threat. The day begins with a series of lectures - all the while a simulated disaster unfolds in the background. This is visited at various stages through the unique EDMACAS tabletop system, culminating in an Active Shooter walkthrough scenario.

LEARN ABOUT:

The current terrorism threats

Pre-hospital systems in disaster

Emergency Department disaster management

Ballistic injuries: mechanisms and management

Psychological trauma in mass casualty events

Tactical Casualty Combat Care

Management of the Active Shooter in your ED

Originally conceived in 2016 as a collaboration between the RMH, Ambulance Victoria and Victoria Police, topics are presented by our experts in lecture, tabletop and scenario format.

EDMACAS is suitable for health care professionals of all levels and covers generic principles applicable to any Emergency Department.

This course is approved for 6.5 ACEM CPD Hours

Meet the EDMACAS Team