Search Results for: "CBRNE"

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Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management

The Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management website offers a comprehensive, user-friendly, web-based resource that is also downloadable in advance, so that it would be available during an event if the internet is not accessible.

Preparing Hospitals for the Psychological Consequences of a Terrorist Incident

This tool is designed to address these challenges by providing a curriculum that can be used to train hospital personnel on how to prepare for and respond to the psychological consequences of large-scale disasters. The training has three modules that are intended to be used either as standalone training or in combination depending on the facility and audience needs:

Hospital Bomb Threat Self-Assessment Tool

This self-assessment tool assists hospitals in evaluating their preparedness for bomb threats. It outlines key assessment areas, including policies, staff training, communication protocols, and emergency response plans.

Radiation Emergencies in Hospitals

2022 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase

This resource, provided by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) provides critical hospital information in the event of hospital radiation emergencies. The tool details key contacts, patient treatment job aids, training videos, and guidance for emergency management.

Fundamentals of Radiation Protection

2024 Disaster Conference

This presentation aims to educate a diverse audience of hospital workers and professionals from various sectors on the principles of radiation safety. It covers historical developments, current regulatory standards, and best practices for minimizing occupational radiation exposure. The session will detail types of radiation, measurement units, and protective equipment, emphasizing the ALARA principle and current epidemiological findings. Additionally, the presentation will discuss OSHA standards, health effects from radiation exposures, scatter radiation related to pregnancy, and radiation in the military, airline, and manufacturing industries.

Medical Surge Following a Radiological/Nuclear Mass Casualty Incident

2021 Virtual Disaster Conference

Medical and health preparedness activities rarely address radiological emergencies and the unique attributes of radiological exposure and contamination. Hospitals and local jurisdictions that plan for medical surge of contaminated patients will save thousands of lives without endangering their workforce or disrupting other operations.

Leading Practices in Decontamination and Triage

2016 Disaster Conference

Presented by UCSF Health, this session reviews best practices and response strategies for events requiring decontamination for first receivers. The presentation includes lessons learned from specific chemical, biological, nuclear, and explosive events. Also included are ways hospitals can review risks and challenges in CBRNE events, and outlines steps hospitals can take to prepare for and respond to these events.