Mine Medical Support Lead: Rod Shabbick
The original mission of the Special Medical Response Team was to provide advanced life support to the mining industry. This is achieved by an agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Bureau of Mine Safety (BMS) and memorandums of understanding with individual companies and agencies. Developed with the initial composition of physicians and paramedics, the team has grown to a full cadre of medical and non-medical personnel.
Mission/Capability:
Training
The original mission of the Special Medical Response Team was to provide advanced life support to the mining industry. This is achieved by an agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Bureau of Mine Safety (BMS) and memorandums of understanding with individual companies and agencies. Developed with the initial composition of physicians and paramedics, the team has grown to a full cadre of medical and non-medical personnel.
Mission/Capability:
- Underground Response
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioner
- Registered Nurse
- Paramedics
- EMTs
- Logistics
- Surface Support
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioner
- Registered Nurses
- Paramedics
- EMTs
- Logistics
- Administrative
Training
- New Miner Training - 32 hours
- Annual Refresher - 8 hours
- Mine Rescue Training - 20 hours
- Draeger BG4 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Initial and Refresher
- Self Contained Self Rescuer (SCSR) Initial and Annual Refresher
- Refuge Alternative Initial and Annual Refresher
- Expectations Training Initial and Annual Refresher
- Annual Physical