Brigitte French, CA-PEM, IAEM-CEM, DVM, a Pediatric Pandemic Network program manager, discusses her transition from veterinary medicine to emergency management and her experience in the Air Force. She shares stories of dealing with a norovirus outbreak, setting up decontamination tents, and responding to a bomb cyclone.
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