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Insight into Hazardous Area Response Team: Safeguarding Communities in Extreme Environments

Discover the inner workings of the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), a specialized unit within the ambulance service dedicated to handling incidents involving hazardous materials. This team offers skills, training, and cutting-edge equipment for responding to diverse emergencies, from hazardous environments to conventional incidents. With a focus on support, triage, clinical interventions, and logistical assistance for mass casualties, HART is adept at navigating serious incidents like fires, explosions, and transportation accidents. Learn about the high-tech vehicles, command and control systems, advanced protective gear, and specialized training that equip HART to tackle challenging scenarios with precision and efficiency. Explore the unique challenges faced by HART responders, from physiological stresses to the importance of mobility, dexterity, and sensory acuity in high-pressure situations. Join us as we delve into the critical role played by the Hazardous Area Response Team in safeguarding communities and ensuring public safety.

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Insight into Hazardous Area Response Team: Safeguarding Communities in Extreme Environments

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  1. “A view from inside the suit”.

  2. The Hazardous Area Response Team • A unit within the ambulance service providing: • skills, training and equipment for incidents involving hazardous materials • clinical interventions in hazardous environments • response to conventional incidents • - support Command and Control • - triage and clinical interventions • - early logistical support for mass casualties

  3. The Hazardous Area Response Team • Triggers: • Serious/Major Incident • Fire / Explosion/Improvised explosive devices • Intelligence led • Major Pre-planned events • Site specific • CBRN/HAZMAT including STEP 123 • Transportation incidents

  4. HART Vehicles • Command & Control • forward command vehicle for HART; • extensive range of technologies: high-speed satellite internet link Helmet-mounted cameras Roof mounted camera with thermal-imaging On-line access to data and scientific support Briefing area Weather station London Ambulance Service

  5. HART Vehicles • Light Equipment Vehicle Extended Duration Breathing Apparatus Gas Tight Chemical protection Suits NHS PRPS PPE Personal issue Civil Responder Mark 1 PPE Conventional and CBRN Multi Casualty treatment packs Mass-oxygen delivery system Limited Detection, Identification and Monitoring capability London Ambulance Service

  6. HART Vehicles • Heavy Equipment Vehicle: • Additional supplies of consumables • Additional conventional and CBRN treatment packs • An additional mass-oxygen delivery systems • PPE resilience • First Response Units • adapted to carry EDBA ,GTCPS and CR1 in addition to standard FRU equipment London Ambulance Service

  7. The Training

  8. The challenges • Physiological stresses • Dexterity • Mobility • The senses • Fear and anxiety • Comfort

  9. Thank you

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