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Thinking Through the Unthinkable: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Training

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).

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Thinking Through the Unthinkable: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Training

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  1. 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) DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS HELPLINE: (800) 368-6498FAX: (410) 612-0715 E-MAIL: cbhelp@apgea.army.mil

  2. Part 1: INTRODUCTION Nuclear, Biologic and Chemical Preparedness

  3. Purpose of Course To provide assistance in preparing for and responding to terrorist incidents involving Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical agents.

  4. Partnership Domestic Preparedness F E M A D O E F B I P H S EMERGENCY RESPONDERS E P A DoD

  5. Background • 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”

  6. NBC “Delta” NBC Domestic Preparedness NBC DELTA Emergency Management Search and Rescue Incident Command Existing Preparedness Training HAZMAT 911 Operations Law Enforcement Emergency Medical Care Firefighting

  7. Domestic PreparednessHospital Provider Training

  8. Overview • Introduction • Threat of NBC Terrorism • Chemical Casualty Care • Biological Casualty Care • Radiological Casualty Care • Special Hospital Considerations in NBC Terrorist Incidents

  9. 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

  10. Focus - NBC Delta • Nuclear Materials • Biological Agents • Chemical Agents

  11. Everyday HAZMAT Incident vs. NBC Terrorism Incident HMI NBCTI • Deliberate attack D • Greater agent toxicity D • Early hazard identification x • Potential for mass casualties D • Need for mass decontamination D • Unusual risk to D healthcare providers

  12. Everyday HAZMAT Incident vs. NBC Terrorism Incident • HMI NBCTI • Crime scene and evidence preservation xD • Major interaction/coordination with D local, State, and Federal agencies • EMS & hospitals quickly overwhelmed D • Secondary device designed to kill D • responders

  13. Instructor Introductions

  14. 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.

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