Recognizing Contaminated Patients
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Recognizing Contaminated Patients
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Hospital First Receiver training in decontamination competencies
Healthcare workers risk exposure to hazardous materials or terrorist agents when hospitals receive contaminated patients. This program, part of the Hospital First Receiver series, provides training in the initial care and treatment of contaminated victims. Topics covered include:
  • Types of incidents that could result in widespread contamination
  • Terrorist agents: chemical, biological, radiological, explosive & incendiary
  • Hazardous materials: toxic, corrosive, flammable, reactive, radiologic
  • Patient symptoms of exposure
  • First Receiver training requirements

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Janet Rowe-Eikenberry
Janet Rowe-Eikenberry, MPH, MS, CSP, Director EHS/Disaster Coordinator, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN. she has over 15 years of environmental, health and safety experience. Janet is responsible for developing emergency managem... more...
Phillip Currance
Phil has over 20 years experience as a firefighter and Emergency Paramedic and has conducted hazardous materials emergency response training with Emedia Inc. and the Colorado Community College system in Denver since 1989. He has authored over 20 publ... more...
Paul Penn
Paul Penn has almost thirty years of emergency, environmental, and health & safety management experienc. He is currently the founder and president of EnMagine, Inc., the home of the hazardous materials emergencyresponse program for hospitals HAZMAT f... more...
Dr. Paul Rega, MD
Paul has been a practicing emergency physician for the past 30 years and is board-certified in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Rega founded the OH-1 DMAT in 1985 and established it with the National Disaster Medical System. He has authored "Bio-Terry: A S... more...
Zach Goldfarb
Principal of Incident Management Solutions, Inc., a New York-based consulting firm specializing in planning, training, and operational leadership for emergencies and major events. He has served as the medical incident commander to many hospitals and ... more...

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