21st Century Essential NBC Reference Series: Hazardous Materials Medical Personnel Self-Study Guide Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ... Destruction WMD, First Responder Ringbound)

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This is an up-to-date independent study course training manual produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on hazardous materials, providing an orientation for medical personnel (IS-346). The course overview states:

"It is essential that all personnel who come in contact with patients have a general awareness of the issues and concerns in dealing with hazardous materials incidents. This course is designed to prepare hospital personnel to analyze hazardous materials situations, take the necessary steps to assure medical provider safety, and identify appropriate resources for decontamination and medical care. However, additional training is required in order to diagnose and treat patients who have been involved in hazardous materials incidents. This course alone does not fulfill all of OSHA’s requirements for hazardous materials training at the awareness level. This self-study course is a prerequisite for the Hospital Emergency Department Management of Hazardous Material Accidents (HMA) Parts One and Two classroom courses. This course will provide you with a general understanding of the terms and concepts related to hazardous materials and radiation. It also covers some basic principles regarding hospital personnel’s response to hazardous materials incidents.

Unit 1: Course Introduction - This unit provides details on how to complete the self-study course and an overview of the course. * Unit 2: Types and Sources of Hazards - This unit describes the Department of Transportation’s hazardous materials classes and identifies the sources of potential hazards in the home, workplace and community. * Unit 3: Planning for Response - This unit reviews the regulatory requirements regarding medic al facilities’ and hospitals’ emergency/disaster response plans, discusses the staffing resources required to develop a plan and familiarizes you with the basic requirements of a plan. * Unit 4: Responding to Hazards - This unit provides details on how to prepare to receive patients and describes the roles and responsibilities of the key team members of an emergency response team. You will also learn about the basic principles regarding hospital emergency department management such as patient assessment and triage, treatment of contaminated patients and decontamination procedures. * Unit 5: Introduction to Radiation - This chapter identifies sources of radiation and presents data on the frequency of radiation accidents. It describes the types of radiation injuries and provides an overview of radiation physics. This unit also describes how to measure radioactivity and the types of instruments used to measure it, defines basic radiation protection principles, and presents the recommended radiation exposure limits. It also covers basic biological effects of ionizing radiation. Appendices - The appendices include "Chemical/Radiation Event Emergency Plan Addendum," Answer Keys to Exercises, "None/Some/Good Table," a Glossary and a Bibliography. The glossary contains definitions of terms related to hazardous materials and radiation.

This is the complete course manual made available by FEMA as part of the Emergency Management Institute Independent Study program, described this way by FEMA:

FEMA’s Independent Study Program is one of the delivery channels that the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) uses to provide training to the general public and specific audiences. Within the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration, operates the Emergency Management Institute (EMI). EMI produces independent study courses to train the general public as well as specific target audiences. The EMI Independent Study program consists of self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. . .and college credit can be obtained through a for-fee service. Each Independent Study Course includes lessons with practice exercises an

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