This lesson will help you prepare to take classroom training in disaster medical operations. The lesson describes the CERT medical role and previews what you will learn in other lessons about carrying out that role. It also reviews some important precautions that you should take to protect yourself.

Lesson Objectives

At the completion of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Describe the CERT role in disaster medical operations.
• Identify safety precautions for medical operations workers.

This lesson should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
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