Emergency Medical Service Operations and Planning for Weapons of Mass Destruction

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As a reminder, please check your calendars. We will need confirmation of your

intent to attend the WMD course PER 211, “Emergency Medical Service Operations

and Planning for Weapons of Mass Destructionâ€

by 13 July to complete our roster for TEEX and guarantee procurement of

the interactive materials. Others taking the course in other

jurisdictions have thought very highly of the content and presentation.

If you cannot attend all three days, you will receive credit for the

time attended and we will prorate the fee for meals if notified in

advance.

 

Additionally there are 2 corequisite courses required to receive certificate of

completion, available on the TEEX web site: www.teexwmdcampus.com.

The courses are:  1) Basic EMS Concepts for WMD Incidents, and 2) WMD/Terrorism

Awareness for Emergency Responders

 

South EMS

and Hawley Volunteer Fire Department will host a Department of Homeland

Security grant funded Disaster Preparedness Program entitled “Emergency

Medical Service Operations and Planning for Weapons of Mass Destruction†July

21st to July 23rd at Abilene Regional Medical Center

, the Woman’s Center, located in the north east quadrant of the

hospital on the first floor. Respective CE hours in your field of

training will be available, such as EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement, Emergency

Management, Healthcare, as well as others.

 

The

course, provided free of charge and funded through the Department of

Homeland Security, is designed to increase the preparedness and

response capability within the local community. During the three day

course participants will partake in multiple hands-on scenarios which

reinforce critical thinking skills to ensure an understanding of the critical

knowledge components of the course. Initially designed to address CBRNE

events (chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, explosive), course

materials stress an all- hazards approach to disaster response.

 

Course Overview

This

course will equip pre-hospital and hospital medical personnel with the

skills needed to ensure proper patient triage, treatment, and

transportation in the event of exposure to chemical, biological,

radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) weapons. Exercises

conducted in a CBRNE scenario will reinforce classroom lectures and

interaction. First responders will use their training to demonstrate

proper techniques for assessment, triage, mass decontamination,

treatment and stabilization. In addition, course participants will

receive training on the proper techniques for protecting themselves and

limiting cross-contamination.

The course will enable participants to:

Respond to an incident involving CBRNE.

Address environmental factors and protective issues for both first

responders and the public.

Plan for the potential consequences of a CBRNE incident.

Understand the basics of recognizing and identifying CBRNE agents and their

physiological effects on the human body.

Through case study discussion, enable participants to apply the RAPID-Care

concept to a CBRNE incident.

Apply appropriate self-protection measures as well as other measures necessary

to limit patient cross-contamination.

Apply assessment skills to Adult and Pediatric patients.

Understand and apply basic patient and facility decontamination procedures.

Use the Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) system during a CBRNE or

terrorist incident to include procedures to avoid patient, vehicle, and

facilities cross-contamination.

 

The

course is designed to assist a jurisdiction in developing an EMS

incident management team capable of planning for and responding to a

CBRNE or terrorist incident. To facilitate this process, jurisdictions

are encouraged to send a balanced combination of personnel from

emergency response organizations and hospitals throughout the

jurisdiction and surrounding areas. Participants should include state

or nationally certified/licensed healthcare professionals who conduct

scene response and/or render patient care. If desired, personnel from

other city, county, state and federal EMS agencies located within the

jurisdiction may also attend the course.

 

 

To register for the course please contact any of the following:

 

Mitch Moriber @ mmoriber@...

Allman @ david.allman@...

Tim Brannon @ STEMS@...

 

We

will need name, email address, and daytime phone number. Participants

will be working thru breakfast and lunch. Therefore to ensure placement

in the class we are asking for a check in the amount of $50.00 payable

to South EMS be forwarded to:

 

  Tim Brannon

  P.O. Box 68

  Tuscola , Texas , 79562

 

Due

to logistical considerations in the procurement of the interactive

instructional materials, i.e., Adult and Pediatric Human Patient

Simulators, we are asking all participants to declare their intent to

attend the course by 13 July 2009.

 

A limited number of hotel

rooms are available at the Fairfield Inn, Abilene , at a rate of $55.00

for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The phone number is .

It is located at 3902 Plaza , behind the Mall of Abilene.

 

Other locations in the city of Abilene , within 2 miles of the Hospital, for

those coming from out of town include:

  Hampton Inn, 3917 Ridgemont Drive , Abilene ,

  Holiday Inn Express, 3112 South Clack Street , Abilene ,

  MCM Elegante Suites, 4250 Ridgemont Drive , Abilene ,

  Courtyard by Marriott, 4350 Ridgemont Drive , Abilene ,

  Hilton Inn and Gardens, 4449 Ridgemont Drive , Abilene ,

  Windgate by Wyndham Hotel, 3010 Catclaw Drive , Abilene , .

 

 

 

There are two internet courses listed as co-requisites to be completed

prior to attaining certificate of completion for this stated course,

WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders and EMS Concepts for

WMD (see attached). 

 

 

Please distribute to those you feel

would benefit from these classes. Please include those you know in

other EMS and Fire Services, as well Police and Sheriff Personnel, Emergency

Management Personnel, Public Health Officials,

Physicians/Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners, and Hospital and

Medical treatment personnel, that you may be familiar with (as outlined

in the attachment).

 

Contact me if you

have any questions regarding this upcoming event.

  

Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.

Allman, EMT-B

Director Of First Responder Operations

Hawley Volunteer Fire Department