Preparedness and Disaster Response For 1st Responders Training Course

https://oas.in.gov:4443/hs/training/public/calendar.do?method=detail&id=11166


PREREQUISITES:
• IS 100.a Introduction to Incident Command http://training.fema.gov/Apply/
• IS 200.a ICS for Single Resources & Int. Action http://training.fema.gov/Apply/
• IS 700.a Introduction to NIMS http://training.fema.gov/Apply/

TARGET AUDIENCE:
1.) District Response Task Force Medical Group Personnel 2.) All District Response Task Force Personnel 3.) Health Department Personnel 4.) Hospital Personnel 5.) Emergency Management Directors 6.) Any first response personnel charged with responding to weapons of mass destruction and disaster incidents for their jurisdiction

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed for the District Response Task Force Emergency Medical Group element personnel to acquire awareness level knowledge and skills necessary to successfully respond to a CBRNE and mass casualty/fatality incident. Students are introduced to the principles of emergency management, including Hazard Vulnerability Analysis, phases of emergency management, and critical infrastructure. Incident and scene management strategies for first on scene personnel are described, along with how to apply Incident Command and stress management to any incident. START and SMART triage techniques and application allow the student to hone mass casualty triage skills. Students will also gain knowledge of how to medically manage the effects of a CBRNE incident through descriptions and exercises. Discussions, simulations, exercises, and a final exam enable students to process and apply their new knowledge. This course will last one, 8.5 hour day.

This course may be counted for 8.5 Continuation of Education Units (CEUs).


This course is a requirement for the District Response Task Force Medical Group personnel, but is open to anyone that would benefit. This course being offered once in each district, so if someone cannot attend the course in their home district, they may attend another.

LODGING: Will not be provided for this course.