The Rhode Island 1 - Disaster Medical Assistance Team
Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs)assist in providing care for
ill or injured victims at the location of a disaster or emergency.
DMATs can provide triage, medical or surgical stabilization, and
continued monitoring and care of patients until they can be evacuated
to locations where they will receive definitive medical care. Specialty
DMATs can also be deployed to address mass burn injuries, pediatric
care requirements, chemical injury or contamination, etc.
DMAT's fall under the Emergency Support Function Annexes to the
Federal Response Plan (ESP #8 Health and Medical Services). ESF #8 is
the primary source of public health and medical response/information
for all Federal officials involved in response operations.