Hospital First Receiver E-mail Special

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 DVDs plus and Instructor Guide and Workbook. The four modules, which are also available separately, are:

• Recognizing Contaminated Patients
• Hospital Incident Command System
• Self Protection
• Patient Decontamination

• 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)