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ACEP Now: Vol 34 – No 02 – February 2015The ambulance for the Liberia Medical & Dental Council before it was shipped from Pennsylvania to Liberia.
In closing, I’d like to thank my colleagues in ACEP for all the wisdom and professional encouragement given to me during the planning stages of this adventure. The responses to the queries I posted on the EMS, Disaster, International, and Tactical Medicine mailing lists were invaluable. Emergency physicians, as a group, are the most multitalented individuals I’ve ever worked with. When they volunteer to work during a disaster or a humanitarian crisis, they bring with them not only their medical skills but frequently many other gifts as well. Utilizing those additional talents can sometimes be critical to the overall success of the relief effort.
Whenever possible, a physician volunteer should be vetted and only work in these situations under the aegis of an established relief organization. There are occasions, however, when an individual or a small group of individuals with the proper background, resources, and action plan can achieve operational objectives that the larger relief organizations just can’t. First, do no harm!
Dr. Bollard is a former ED director and co-founder of the ACEP Tactical Emergency Medicine Section. He currently works as an operational medicine consultant for various EMS, fire, and law enforcement agencies across the country. He resides in Bozeman, Montana.
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