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GET TRAINED!
GET TRAINED!
The First Receivers Decontamination Program (FRDP) prepares staff to respond to incidents involving contaminated patients seeking care; to protect the well-being of patients, employees, and other occupants within the medical facility; to protect the physical infrastructure; and, to the fullest extent possible, ensure continuity of care.
A hospital-based First Receivers capability is specifically designed for receiving patients contaminated by an external release of hazardous substances including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents at some distance from the medical facility.
First Receivers: First Receivers are appropriately trained medical facility staff members who may encounter and work with contaminated or potentially contaminated patients from an incident involving CBRN agents and are involved in activating and operating the medical facility’s FRDP capability. First Receivers are distinguished from First Responders (e.g., firefighters, law enforcement, and Emergency Medical Service personnel) in that the hospital is not the incident site but rather is remote from the location where the hazardous substance release occurred. First Receivers can include clinicians and other medical facility staff who receive, decontaminate, triage, and treat patients and those whose roles support these functions (e.g., security/access control, and set up of decontamination equipment).
This course provides a basic overview of hazardous materials and potential CBRNE agents as they relate to the hospital emergency department. Topics include:
Discussion on how to identify the contaminated patient
Protecting yourself & PPE
Control of the incident and implementation of your hospital response plan
Decon corridor set-up with Hands-On scenarios!
Target Audience: Personnel who will be expected to perform contamination triage and decontamination of contaminated patients. This includes Hospital Emergency Response Team personnel, nurses, paramedics, ED staff, patient care technicians, hospital law enforcement/security.
Course Description
Course Description
Hospital employees risk exposure to chemical, biological, or radiological materials when hospitals receive contaminated patients. This 8-hour course consists of both awareness and operation objectives and meets/exceeds OSHA, NFPA, The Joint Commission and CDC requirements
Key Topics:
Understand the employee's role within the hospital emergency operations plan.
The importance of site safety, security, and risk associated with first receiver personnel.
Recognize signs and symptoms of a HAZMAT exposure/contamination.
Personal Protective Equipment selection and procedures.
Decontamination considerations (a second day class is available for hands-on Decon procedures and an exercise).
Certificates:
Certificates will be issued to participants who attend all 8-hours of training. Red Line Emergency Services will also maintain a digital copy of all course documents and certificates.
Nursing Continuing Education:
Should Nursing, EMT, or Paramedic continuing education be requested, Red Line Emergency Services will provide the necessary documentation needed.
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