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Phillip Coule

College of Public Health: Institute for Health Management and Mass Destruction Defense

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Last updated: Oct 10, 2007 - 11:42:26 AM

Emergency Management Coordinator

University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-
706.542. (voice)
706. (fax)

Educational Background

Dr. Coule began his career in medicine as an EMT and later became an emergency physician. He along with his colleagues created the National Disaster Life Support (NDLS) programs that now consist of four courses with a fifth program in development. Drs. Coule and Schwartz developed the concept of the DISASTER Paradigm (Detection, Incident command, Scene Safety and Security, Assess Hazards, Triage/Treatment, Evacuation, Recovery), a useful mnemonic for managing a disaster scene; as well as the concept of MASS Triage. The NDLS Programs are now taught in most states and are becoming the national standard for disaster medicine education. Dr. Coule serves as the Director of the Center of Operational Medicine which provides training and medical support for the FBI, DEA, and other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Dr. Coule speaks internationally on EMS and disaster medicine topics and continues to research the field of disaster medicine.

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Residency, Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
Internship, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
M.D. Medical College of Georgia
B.S. Augusta State University

Roles and Responsibilities

Dr. Coule will function as project director for the Research Task 9 involving Law Enforcement and the Medical Security Interface. He will continue in his current role as the medical researcher and educator in service in liason with the US Intelligence Community a critical research function in this DHS Center.

Dr. Coule will serve as the Co-Principle Investigator, representing the Medical College of Georgia in its role in support of the proposed Center of Excellence. He will lend his extensive experience in working with the FBI together with his intimate involvement in development of and offering the NDLS family of courses to the program.

Professional Affiliations

December 2004 - Present: Treasurer, National Disaster Life Support Foundation
November 2004 - Present: Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
September 2004 - Present: Director, Center of Operational Medicine
December 2000 - Present: Medical Director, East Central Georgia (Region VI) EMS
July 2000 - Present: Director, Emergency Communications Center

Selected Publications

Co-Investigator: Center for Leadership Education and Applied Research in Mass Destruction Defense (CLEARMADD). A CDC Specialty Center for Public Health Preparedness. Funding to date: $2.2 Million.
Principal Investigator: Georgia Division of Public Health. CDLS-Decontamination statewide training program. Funded Amount $248,000
Principal Investigator: Georgia Division of Public Health. Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) Statewide Training Program. Funded Amount $228,000.
Coule PL, Dallas CE, James JJ et al. Eds. Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) Provider Manual. American Medical Association. Chicago, IL. 2003.
Coule PL, Dallas CE, James JJ et al. Eds. Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS) Provider Manual. American Medical Association. Chicago, IL. 2003.
Coule PL, Dallas CE, James JJ et al. Eds. Core Disaster Life Support (CDLS) Provider Manual. American Medical Association. Chicago, IL. 2003.
Miller A, Munyak J, Swienton R, Coule P, Hosford K. Chapter 22:An Introduction to All-Hazards Preparedness and Planning for Terrorism. Medical Response to Terrorism. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers. September 2004.
Pepe PE, Schwartz RB, Dallas C, Swienton RE, Lillibridge S, Coule P, James J.� National Disaster Life Support Family of Courses.� Proceedings of American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST).� Presented at Minneapolis, MN, September 11, 2003.�
Pepe PE, Schwartz RB, Dallas C, Swienton RE, Lillibridge S, Coule P, James J.� The Basic and Advances Disaster Life Support Courses.� Ann Emerg Med 2003;42(4) S108. Presented at Annual Meeting of American College of Emergency Physicians, October 13, 2003, Boston, MA.
Pepe PE, Schwartz RB, Dallas C, Lillibridge S, Swienton R, Coule P, James J. The National Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS) course.
Circulation (supplement) October 28, 2003;108(17): IV-1033. Presented at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association, November 8, 2003, Orlando, FL.
Coule PL, Schwartz RB, Swienton R, Olson LI, Schieve D. Basic Disaster Life Support Improves Student Confidence to Respond to Disasters. Presented at Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Southeastern Regional Meeting. Chapel Hill, NC April 9, 2005.