Cooper University Health Care participates in the federal government's National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). The NDMS plays a critical role in ensuring a coordinated and effective medical response during national disasters and emergencies, mobilizing resources and personnel to assist impacted communities.
In 2023, Cooper University Health Care became a member of the Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN), a national network of medical centers with expertise in managing bone marrow failure from a distant large scale nuclear incident. Our Center was awarded a $28,000 RITN grant.
In 2023, our Center was awarded $24,263 from the Port Security Grant Program to enhance Cooper University Health Care's disaster preparedness around our local ports.
In 2023, at the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) in Killarney, Ireland, Simon Sarkisian presented a poster entitled "Current Disaster Triage Methods in Mass Casualty Incidents"
Sarkisian, S. Current Disaster Triage Methods in Mass Casualty Incidents. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 38(S1), S182-S182. May 2023. doi:10.1017/S1049023X23004703
Sarkisian, S. Current Disaster Triage Methods in Mass Casualty Incidents. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 38(S1), S182-S182. May 2023. doi:10.1017/S1049023X23004703
Publication in the U.S. Military's Joint Trauma Systems Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Sarkisian SA, Sletten ZJ, Clark RA, Soh EK, Appel DA, Bellin DA, Nayak KR, Kaviratne S, Strilka R, Schimke A, Mone D, Keenan S. Acute Coronary Syndrome. Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guideline. https://jts.amedd.army.mil/assets/docs/cpgs/Acute_Coronary_Syndrome_14_May_2021_ID86.pdf. Published online May 14, 2021
- Rapp J, Keenan S, Taylor D, Rapp A, Turconi M, Maves R, Kavanaugh M, Makati D, Powell D, Loos P, Sarkisian S, Sakhuja A, Mosely D, Shackelford S. Sepsis Management in Prolonged Field Care. Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guideline. https://jts.amedd.army.mil/assets/docs/cpgs/Sepsis_Management_PFC_28_Oct_2020_ID83.pdf . Published online October 28, 2020
International Presentations
- "Damage Control Resuscitation in Trauma" to the Republic of Armenia National Institute of Health (2020)
- "Whole Blood Transfusion" in Bagdad, Iraq to the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve Clinical Sync (2020)
- "Cellulitis and Necrotizing Fasciitis" in Bagdad, Iraq to the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve Clinical Sync (2020)