Hospital First Receiver
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Recognizing Contaminated Patients
Peer reviewed! Video-based training for healthcare personnel to protect them against exposure to contaminants. Follows OSHA & JCAHO guidelines.
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Training in Operations level competencies meet OSHA, JCAHO guidelines Health and safety training for hospital personnel. Peer reviewed ... Provides at least eight hours of training in the competencies required by OSHA for healthcare personnel to be certified at the Operations Level.

An incident involving mass casualties from a hazardous materials or WMD event would place healthcare facilities and staff at risk of contamination. This training package includes 4 safety training videos/DVDs plus and Instructor Guide and Workbook.

The four modules, which are also available separately, are

  • Recognizing Contaminated Patients
  • Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)
  • Self Protection
  • Patient Decontamination
Benefits of the package:
  • 8 hours of Operations Level Training
  • Follows JCAHO’s accreditation standards for decontamination and emergency planning
  • Follows the guidelines of OSHA’s Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers
  • Explains and portrays the use of ICS within a healthcare environment that is consistent with the most recent revision of the Hospital Incident Command System
  • Helps healthcare facilities integrate with the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
  • Provides Awareness training appropriate for all healthcare personnel (Module 1)
  • Provides in-depth training on the use of protective clothing and respiratory protection (Module 3)

Items In Series
Hospital Incident Management System
Hospital Incident Command System
Learn how to integrate HICS with the National Incident Management System

Mass casualty decontamination for hospitals
Patient Decontamination
Follows JCAHO’s accreditation standards for decontamination and emergency planning

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Self Protection
Learn how to select the proper PPE to avoid exposure to contaminated patients

Hospital First Receiver training in decontamination competencies
Recognizing Contaminated Patients
Identify patients who may have been contaminated with dangerous substances.


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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...

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