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NC400 SMAT (State Medical Assistance Team), based at Duke University Medical Center, is one of 8 disaster medical response teams across NC.

The NC 400 SMAT (State Medical Assistance Team), based at Duke University Medical Center, is one of 8 like entities overseen and managed by Level I or Level II Trauma Centers in the State of North Carolina. Utilizing only federal grant funds, The North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services provides direction to these teams that make up the foundation for the North Carolina State Medical Response System. The NC 400 SMAT is comprised of a very diverse group of both medical and non medical volunteers. These volunteers come from various Hospitals, EMS Agencies and other medical care entities from within the 8 county Duke Trauma Region. While not only populating our mobile medical care rosters when deployed, these professionals also provide their employers with educational and operational resources in the fields of disaster response, incident command, and other specialized training gained from their affiliation with NC 400 SMAT. The original concept of the SMAT project was to respond to a Weapons of Mass Destruction attack to provide technical decontamination of patients exposed during a CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive) event. The SMAT focus has transitioned into a multifaceted all hazards response team that can provide a wide variety of mobile medical care in the face of disaster. The decontamination component is still within the scope of practice; however the capabilities have grown and include the provision of care to the Special Medical Needs Populations, Points of Distribution for Mass Prophylaxis, and Mass Fatalities Management in the wake of a major incident. Although The NC 400 SMAT can answer calls for assistance from local, regional, state or national partners, we are a Duke entity and call Durham, North Carolina home. To become a member, please register as a volunteer online at WWW.SERVNC.ORG and affiliate with the Duke Regional Advisory Committee SMAT II. You will be contacted by a member of the NC400 SMAT who will provide you with further information.

10/31/2025

09/23/2025

On November 15th and 16th, providers from across the nation will undergo one of the most rewarding educational opportunities our industry has to offer, Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC).

This course features 2 days of lectures/discussions, skills, and medical simulations focused on care of the trauma patient during initial resuscitation and transport. Over 26 hours of CAMTS accepted trauma education!

Course topics include but are not limited to:

Transport Physiology
Safety
General Principles of Trauma
Neurologic Trauma
Shock
Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma
Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Trauma
Trauma in Pregnancy
Pediatric Trauma
Legal Aspects of Transport
Burns
Airway and Mechanical Ventilation
Review of Imaging Studies
Chest X-Ray Interpretation

Follow the link below to REGISTER TODAY and secure a remaining seat. We look forward to seeing you at Duke Life Flight headquarters!

https://www.astna.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1986357...

09/07/2025

The NC 400 team is providing medical support for an airshow in Laurinburg, home of the Golden Knights, a truly honorable endeavor.

Address

100 Golden Drive
Durham, NC
27705

Telephone

+19196137766

Website

https://trauma.duhs.duke.edu/disaster-response/nc400-smat

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The NC 400 SMAT (State Medical Assistance Team), based at Duke University Medical Center, is one of 8 like entities overseen and managed by Level I or Level II Trauma Centers in the State of North Carolina. Utilizing only federal grant funds, The North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services provides direction to these teams that make up the foundation for the North Carolina State Medical Response System. The NC 400 SMAT is comprised of a very diverse group of both medical and non medical volunteers. These volunteers come from various Hospitals, EMS Agencies and other medical care entities from within the 8 county Duke Trauma Region. While not only populating our mobile medical care rosters when deployed, these professionals also provide their employers with educational and operational resources in the fields of disaster response, incident command, and other specialized training gained from their affiliation with NC 400 SMAT. The original concept of the SMAT project was to respond to a Weapons of Mass Destruction attack to provide technical decontamination of patients exposed during a CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive) event. The SMAT focus has transitioned into a multifaceted all hazards response team that can provide a wide variety of mobile medical care in the face of disaster. The decontamination component is still within the scope of practice; however the capabilities have grown and include the provision of care to the Special Medical Needs Populations, Points of Distribution for Mass Prophylaxis, and Mass Fatalities Management in the wake of a major incident. Although The NC 400 SMAT can answer calls for assistance from local, regional, state or national partners, we are a Duke entity and call Durham, North Carolina home. To become a member, please register as a volunteer online at https://terms.ncem.org/TRS/ and affiliate with the Duke Regional Advisory Committee SMAT II. You will be contacted by a member of the NC400 SMAT who will provide you with further information.