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New Mexico
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Serves
Volunteer Orientation
What you need to know
about being a member
of New Mexico’s Health
Preparedness Team
Overview
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This Orientation Module contains some of the
basic information you need to know as a
member of New Mexico MRC Serves, including:
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Where does MRC fit into the bigger picture
What volunteers will do during an emergency
How volunteers will be activated and notified
What volunteers can do now to prepare
What volunteers can do to prepare themselves
and their families
How you can help grow NM MRC Serves
How to contact NM MRC Serves and get
more information
Preparing for anything…
It takes a village
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NM Department of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management is the lead
organization however…
No disaster or emergency can be managed
by only one agency
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Might need the assistance of such partners as: Utility
Companies, Federal Reserve, State and Local Police, Fire,
EMS, NM Department of Transportation, American Red
Cross, Department of Education, State and Federal
Governments, FEMA, Homeland Security, CDC, private
partners, and more
ICS
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All disasters and emergencies utilize the
Incident Command System
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Standardized way of structuring a response
Used nationwide
Systematic approach
Imposes a command structure
Incident Command
Responsible for overall management of incident
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Single Command: IC solely responsible for incident
Unified Command: All agencies having a jurisdictional
responsibility at a multi-jurisdictional incident
contribute to
– Determining overall incident objectives
– Selecting strategies
– Ensuring for joint planning
– Maximizing use of all resources
– Developing overall Incident Action Plan
ICS Organization Chart
Command Staff
Responsible for overall management of
incident
 Incident commander
 Public Information Officer
 Safety Officer
 Liaison Officer
General Staff
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Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance/Administration
Exercise: Using ICS
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Read the handout: ICS for Holiday Dinner
Use the ICS handouts to plan this event.
Things to consider:
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Who is in charge?
What are the logistics – chairs, food?
Who will do the cooking?
Are there any safety issues?
Who will be responsible for the clean-up?
NM Department of Homeland Security
and Emergency Management
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DHSEM is the primary organization in
Disaster and Emergency Responses
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Oversees all emergencies, large and small
Part of New Mexico government
Located in downtown Santa Fe
Watch Command
Emergency Operations Center
New Mexico Department of Health,
Bureau of Emergency Management
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NMDOH manages health emergencies and
disasters and works in partnership with
DHSEM
Lead agency on:
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H1N1
Anthrax exposure
SNS/POD
Public Health emergencies
NM MRC Serves is housed in NMDOH
Why MRC?
September 11th attack
made it clear that we need
to find a way identify,
organize, and credential
volunteers in the event of
an emergency or
disaster.
History of the MRC
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2002 State of the Union – President Bush
called for all Americans to offer volunteer
service in their communities
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Senior Corps
Peace Corps
Citizens Corps
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Medical Reserve Corps
Civilian Emergency Response Team
Volunteers In Police Service
Fire Corps
National MRC Statistics
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975 MRC Units
50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico,
Palau, Guam, American Samoa, Saipan and
the U.S. Virgin Islands
205,341 volunteers
What is NM MRC Serves?
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The NM Department of Health’s (NMDOH), NM
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Serves, enhances
New Mexico’s emergency preparedness by
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pre-identified
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pre-credentialed and
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pre-trained group of volunteer health
professionals that can rapidly mobilize to assist
during a large-scale health emergency
Benefits of joining
NM MRC Serves
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Free specialized disaster and emergency
trainings
Experience in disaster management and
public health emergencies
Assisting your own community in times of
need
What will I do as an
NM MRC Serves Volunteer?
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During a health emergency, NM MRC Serves
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will be used to supplement the work of NM first responders
and healthcare personnel
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will only be activated when requested by the NM DOH or
NM DHSEM
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may be called upon to assist the with mass sheltering
operations, due to wildfires or frigid temperatures
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may be called upon to assist with a medical or pandemic
surge, as during an influenza outbreak
What will I do as an
NM MRC Serves Volunteer?
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As a volunteer you may be asked to fill a number of
different roles depending on your specific licensure
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Medical evaluation, patient education, “psychological first
aid,” patient “flow monitoring,” triage, screening,
vaccination, or distribution of medication
Licensure requirements and standards of care may
be altered during large emergencies, potentially
changing the standard roles and responsibilities of a
given profession
How do we prepare for the
unexpected?
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Exercises
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Use of Public Health events
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Full scale exercises – e.g. Anthrax exercise, Mass Feeding
Exercise, Mass Casualty exercise, Full Scale POD exercise
Table top exercises – e.g. Bomb and Blast Injuries Exercise
H1N1
PODs
Flu shot clinics
First Aid Stations
Learning “best practices” from other localities
NM MRC Units
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Albuquerque-University of New Mexico
City of Gallup
Pueblo of Zuni
Southern New Mexico
New Mexico Health Initiative
47TH Medical Company NMSG
San Juan County
NM Jr. MRC Program
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New Mexico was the first state with a Jr. MRC Unit
6 NM Jr. MRC Units
Incorporates public health and medical education
into the school curriculum
Serves as a pipeline program for students interested
in health sciences
Students in units under Medical Direction, are
permitted to practice under their licensure on school
grounds
Replace school nurse
Onsite for afterschool events
Volunteer Protections
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NM MRC Serves volunteers, requested to render
volunteer services, are entitled to the liability
protections of the New Mexico Tort Claims Act
(TCA).
Licensed health care professionals are covered
for professional liability as a result of negligence.
Lay volunteers are entitled to immunity from tort
liability (if not waived under the TCA) or to
liability coverage (if immunity waived) for their
negligence.
Volunteer Protections (2)
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NM MRC Serves volunteers are not
employed by the NMDOH
Deployed licensed healthcare professionals
are covered for workers’ compensation
benefits for volunteer services
Lay volunteers are not covered by workers’
compensation
How are volunteers activated?
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Volunteers will be officially activated and assigned
by the NMDOH using a web-based notification
system, ESAR-VHP, using the contact information
provided
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Volunteers should never self-deploy
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Volunteers will receive specific mission
assignments, and all necessary briefings and
instructions at their emergency work site
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NMDOH will coordinate with hospitals for
emergency deployment of hospital-based
volunteers
MRC Notification System
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Annual Notification Tests are generally conducted
between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays
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Volunteers receive e-mails to the email addresses on
file (as applicable)
To respond, you must reply to the email and follow the
instructions
How can I prepare myself to deploy
now as an MRC volunteer?
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Professional Licenses must be kept current
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Keep contact information in the ESAR-VHP
up to date!
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Trainings
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Attend Orientation training
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Take FEMA online courses
ICS 100b
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS100b.asp
ICS 700 (NIMS)
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700a.asp
Trainings
In person trainings offered:
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MRC 101, Introduction to the Medical Reserve
Corps. To register, please visit:
http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/ldnub
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Volunteer Training Summit, February 8-10,
2013 in Albuquerque, NM. Contact staff for
more information.
How do I take care of myself and my
family?
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All volunteers are expected to have a Family
Emergency Plan.
Includes information about:
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Where you and your family will meet
Who will be your contact person
What you will do in case of an emergency
Important phone numbers and other information
Make a Family Plan
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Family Plan templates are available through the
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NMDOH website at
http://nmhealth.org/hem/documents/Family-EmergencyPreparedness-Guide.pdf
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US Department of Homeland Security at
http://www.ready.gov/
Family Plan Elements
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Decide where your household will reunite after a
disaster. Identify two places to meet: one right
outside your home and another outside your
neighborhood, such as a library, house of worship.
Identify all possible exit routes from your home and
neighborhood.
Designate an out-of-state friend or relative that
household members can call if separated during a
disaster. If phone circuits are busy, long-distance
calls may be easier to make. Text messaging may
also be efficient.
Family Plan Elements (2)
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Account for everybody's needs, especially seniors,
people with disabilities, and non-English speakers.
Ensure that household members have a copy of your
household disaster plan and emergency contact
information to keep in their wallets and backpacks.
Practice your plan with all household members.
When developing your family's disaster plan, you
should assemble and make copies of vital contact
information for each family member.
For Families with children
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Information for parents about preparing their
children for emergencies is available from:
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The American Academy of Pediatrics at
http://www.aap.org/family/frk/aapfrkfull.pdf
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UCLA Center for Public Health Preparedness at
http://www.cphd.ucla.edu/pdfs/standardbaby.pdf
Go Bags
Prepare: “Go-Bags” and “Home Kits” contain
important supplies you may need in an
emergency
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Most supplies for the “Go-Bags” and “Home Kits” can be
purchased at drug stores, discount stores such as Target, or
home improvement stores such as Home Depot
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Complete “Go-Bags” and other supplies are available for sale
through the American Red Cross Store at
https://www.redcrossstore.org/
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Similar backpacks are available at
http://www.herringtoncatalog.com/w453.html
Exercise:
What will you put in your Go Bag?
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Work in your group to make a list of all the
items you think are important to keep in your
go bag.
Choose one person to be the scribe to write
your list and to report back to the whole
group.
Suggestions for a GO BAG
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Poncho
thermal blanket;
personal hygiene and medical first aid kits;
signal mirror and whistle;
compass and magnifying glass;
leather work gloves;
writing tablet and pen;
multi tool
3-day supply of food and water
Over the counter medications
Copy of prescriptions and prescription medications
Copies of important documents, such as passports, credit cards, drivers license
Cash
waterproof cash and document bag
Volunteer Data Management
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All NM MRC Serves volunteer information is
stored in the ESAR-VHP database
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Volunteer credentials to be verified every 6
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Allows volunteers to indicate interest in serving
State as well as local MRC
With user ID and Password,
volunteers can update their
records
How do I update my information?
To update your profile, including contact
information, emergency contacts, and license
information please visit:
http://nmmrcserves.org/
Or call Bobbie MacKenzie at 505-476-8302
How do I get more information
about NM MRC Serves?
http://nmmrcserves.org/
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FAQs
Everything you need to know about the MRC and the
volunteer experience.
Volunteer Deployment Manual
MRC Brochures can be downloaded from the website and
shared with colleagues and employers
Core competencies
Determined by the national MRC program and represent
the skills and knowledge all volunteers should possess to
carry out their responsibilities
How YOU can help Grow
NM MRC Serves
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Share MRC program materials with colleagues or
your professional society
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Interested colleagues may contact the MRC staff for more
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At your invitation, the MRC may come to your
school, professional society, or hospital to make a
presentation to groups of health professionals and/or
interested volunteers
How do I contact NM MRC Serves?
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Staff Contact Information
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Ashley M. Vander Jagt
Medical Reserve Corps State Coordinator
Phone: 505-272-4523
email: [email protected]
Bobbie MacKenzie
ESAR-VHP State Coordinator
Phone: 505-476-8302
email: [email protected]
Website: http://nmmrcserves.org/