ID
12-508-1141
Name
Specialty Services Team
Status
Published
Version
1.4
Updated
11/22/2019 4:12:24 PM
Original Release
03/14/2008
Last Major Release
11/22/2019
Description
 
Resource Category
Medical and Public Health
Primary Core Capability
Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services
Secondary Core Capability
 
Resource Kind
Team
Overall Function
Defined inpatient general and specialty services in an existing hospital facility
Composition and Ordering Specifications
1. Request for Mutual Aid should specify specialty services as needed 2. Specialty care provided based on assessment of patient needs by the requesting state
Supporting Core Capabilities
None
Components
Component Notes  
MINIMUM PERSONNEL PER TEAMNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1Same as Type 2
Type 211
MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT PERSONNEL PER TEAMNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1Same as Type 2
Type 21 Medical Unit Team Leader
SUPPORT PERSONNEL PER TEAMNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1Same as Type 2
Type 21 Physician 1 Physician Assistant or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 6 Registered Nurses 2 Patient Care Technicians
Medical Capabilities Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1Capable of providing clinical and support services to hospitalized patients. Staff, equipment, and supply capable.
Type 2Staff augmentation for intact infrastructure where specialties/personnel are requested to provide generalized or specialty type clinical care.
Surgical Capabilities TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1Same as Type 2
Type 2Core Surgical Team (ie 1 Medical Unit Team Leader, 2 surgeons, 1 anesthesiologist, 1 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, 6 surgical and/or perianesthesia nurses, 2 surgical technicians) Needs defined by the AHJ—in addition to advanced trauma care, specialty services must be specifically requested--may include but not limited to neurosurgical, orthopedic, ENT, cardiothoracic, vascular, and pediatrics)
Dialysis Capabilities TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1Same as Type 2
Type 21 Medical Unit Team Leader 1 Physician 6 Registered Nurses 6 Dialysis Technicians
Obstetrics (Labor/Delivery, Recovery, and Post Partum) Capabilities TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1Same as Type 2
Type 21 Medical Unit Team Leader 2 Physicians (1 obstetrics qualified and 1 anesthesiologist) 1 Physician Assistant or Advanced Practice Nurse 3 Registered Nurses 1 Patient Care Technician/Certified Nursing Assistant
Medical Equipment Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1Range of equipment and supplies
Type 2Equipment and supplies are provided by requesting jurisdiction.
766
Notes
References
Reference
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017