Course Overview
This workshop applies information from previous courses to selecting appropriate chemical protective clothing (CPC) through an understanding of the purposes, design features and potential damage sources; selecting and using appropriate respiratory protection; hazards associated with wearing CPC and respiratory protection; donning and preparing CPC/respiratory protection ensemble for proper protection; doffing the ensemble to minimize contamination; issues surrounding re-use and disposal of CPC and respirator cartridges. A course manual and disposable cpc is included in the course fee. Casual dress recommended. Please bring a pair of rubber boots.
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Discuss situations which would identify and necessitate the use of chemical protective clothing in a hospital setting.
- List and briefly describe the four routes of exposure, identify the most likely ones hospitals might encounter as the result of a CBRNE or Hazmat incident, list indications of situations where decontamination might be necessary, and describe potential hazards to hospital personnel, other victims / patients, equipment and infrastructure.
- Discuss the governing hazards of exposure severity.
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of masks, air purifying respirators and supplied air respirators, choose a category for use in hospital decontamination and patient treatment in a CBRNE or Hazmat situation and discuss the factors involved in selecting an appropriate respiratory protection setup.
- List and describe the three types of damage chemical protective clothing is prone to.
- Describe 'breakthrough time', its measurement and use in selecting an appropriate chemical protective suit for a particular job.
- List and describe the 4 levels of chemical protective clothing and list considerations in choosing the one appropriate for hospital decontamination.
- Correctly don and doff chemical protective clothing by yourself in a manner which limits your possibilities of secondary contamination.
- Correctly don and doff chemical protective clothing in a two person, mutually assisting situation.
- Describe heat stress issues and symptoms with regards to the hazards of wearing chemical protective clothing, list preventative actions to avoid or minimize it, and personal health and environmental factors which may predispose one to heat stress.
- Discuss the pros and cons of disposal and re-use of used chemical protective clothing.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2007
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