Abstract

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) identifies each regional Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) by its state letters and team number. The FL-4 disaster team, based in the Jacksonville area of Florida, received the long-anticipated call to activate and report to staging on January 22, 2010. We reported to an Atlanta airport hotel, where Headquarters staff provided the pre-deployment briefings that included vaccinations, behavioral health issues, Haiti hazard assessment, and physical screenings.

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