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Thinking Through the Unthinkable: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Training. Training Sessions Sponsored by Arkansas Hospital Association and the Arkansas Department of Health Training Team Members: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Emergency Medical Response Team (EMRT). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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DOMESTIC DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESSPREPAREDNESS
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Training Sessions Sponsored byTraining Sessions Sponsored byArkansas Hospital Association andArkansas Hospital Association andthe Arkansas Department of Healththe Arkansas Department of Health
Training Team Members: Training Team Members: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Emergency Medical Response Team (EMRT)Emergency Medical Response Team (EMRT)
Thinking Through the Unthinkable: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Training
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Part 1: INTRODUCTION
Nuclear, Biologic and Chemical Preparedness
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To provide assistance in preparing for and responding to terrorist incidents involving Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical agents.
Purpose of Course
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F E M A D O E
F B IP H S
DoDE P A EMERGENCYRESPONDERS
Partnership
DomesticPreparedness
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• Focus group output:
- 26 Performance Objectives for DP Training based on OSHA Std 29 CFR 1910.120, NFPA 472 & 473, and JCAHO - Streamlined Training To Accommodate Limited Time - Transportable Format
- Modular Training - Focus on NBC “Delta”
Background
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NBC DELTANBC DELTANBC Domestic Preparedness
Existing Preparedness
Training
Incident Command
911 Operations
Law Enforcement Emergency Medical CareFirefighting
HAZMAT
Search and
Rescue
EmergencyManagement
NBC “Delta”
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Domestic PreparednessHospital Provider Training
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Overview
• Introduction• Threat of NBC Terrorism• Chemical Casualty Care• Biological Casualty Care• Radiological Casualty Care• Special Hospital Considerations in NBC
Terrorist Incidents
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Course Goals
• Train healthcare providers to initiate the correct medical response and treatment actions in a Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical (NBC) terrorist incident, including:
• Identifying various threat agents, and the signs and symptoms of exposure to them– Selecting the proper treatment for resulting conditions
– Identifying special threats to healthcare providers, such as secondary contamination
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Focus - NBC Delta
• Nuclear Materials
• Biological Agents
• Chemical Agents
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Everyday HAZMAT Incident vs. NBC Terrorism Incident
HMI NBCTI• Deliberate attack • Greater agent toxicity
• Early hazard identification x• Potential for mass casualties • Need for mass decontamination • Unusual risk to healthcare providers
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Everyday HAZMAT Incident vs. NBC Terrorism Incident
HMI NBCTI• Crime scene and evidence preservation x • Major interaction/coordination with
local, State, and Federal agencies
• EMS & hospitals quickly overwhelmed • Secondary device designed to kill
responders
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Instructor Introductions
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Meet your Instructors Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
• Donna Edwards, RN, Associate Chief of Nursing and CAVHS Emergency Medical Response Team (EMRT) Director
• Ken Ray, RN, Nurse Manager, Primary Care
• Mike Smith, RN, Nurse Manager, Emergency Department
• John Beatty, Chief of Safety & Hazmat Team Director• Billy Conner, Emergency Manager, NDMS, VACO
• Michael Hayes, Industrial Hygienist CAVHS
• John Moss, PhD, Chief Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Safety
• Margie A. Scott, MD, Chief Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Infectious Disease Pathologist, Domestic Preparedness NBC Trainer.
