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CBRNE Training Academy

CBRNE Training Academy. Safety and Response. Lecture Goals. Explain the first steps in confronting a hazardous event Introduce the concept of notification Describe zones of control. S - I - N. Awareness and recognition leads to SIN S afety I solation N otification

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CBRNE Training Academy

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  1. CBRNE Training Academy Safety and Response

  2. Lecture Goals • Explain the first steps in confronting a hazardous event • Introduce the concept of notification • Describe zones of control

  3. S-I-N • Awareness and recognition leads to SIN • Safety • Isolation • Notification • What to do when something happens

  4. Always count to TEN • Take your time • Evaluate your surroundings/situation • Never rush in, or get in over your head

  5. SAFETY • Once you have identified that a problem has occurred . . . PROTECT YOURSELF • Only if you are safe can you ensure the safety of others

  6. ISOLATE • To separate from everything else • Close a door, close a window • Cover a spill • Set up a barrier • Keep people from entering a building • Establish a decontamination area

  7. Clean and Dirty Warm is dirty Cold is clean

  8. ISOLATE • Keep clean from getting dirty • Establish perimeters and control zones • Can range from basic to complex

  9. Cold zone • Support zone • “Green Zone” • No contamination

  10. Warm zone • Contamination zone • “Reduction zone”, “Yellow zone” • Secondary contamination

  11. Hot zone • Exclusion zone • “Red Zone” • Primary release / contamination

  12. ISOLATE • Security is the key to isolation • Impede entry into hospital • Barricades • Locked entryways • Close fire doors / internal barriers • Post guards • Control access while protecting staff

  13. ISOLATE • Inhibit contamination • Cohort contaminated patients • Prevent contact with non-contaminated • Isolate to one area of hospital

  14. ISOLATE • Water purification • Is it safe to drink the water? • Ventilation system • Is it safe to breathe the air • Waste disposal • What do I do with all this trash?

  15. NOTIFY • Who you gonna call? • Follow the chain of command • Your immediate supervisor is your best contact • Activate the hospital plan for events

  16. NOTIFY • Other contacts include . . . • Your administrator • The hospital HazMat person • 911 • Poison Control • Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW - waste water management) • National Response Center • FBI • These contacts are not for everyone

  17. Remember . . . • Awareness leads to SIN • Always count to TEN

  18. Questions?

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