Course Overview
This workshop applies information from FSCT 0040 'The Basics of CBRNE Terrorism' CBRNE workshops or workshops comprisng individual sections of FSCT 0040 available in the fall 2007 term plus FSCT 0045 (CBRNE / Hazmat: Chemical Protective Clothing and Respiratory Protection: Selection, Donning, Doffing and Disposal) to conducting safe and effective decontamination of one's self, co-workers, small numbers of victims or other hospital and first responder personnel, equipment and hospital decontamination facilities. Different decontamination techniques and equipment are discussed examining effectiveness, practicality and ease-of-use and hospital-based decontamination situations with both ambulatory and non-ambulatory victims are specifically addressed. Students will practice techniques in a mock decontamination exercise wearing disposable chemical protective clothing. A course manual and disposable cpc suit is included in the course fee. Casual dress recommended. Please bring a pair of rubber boots.
Credits
0.0
- Not offered this term
- This course is not offered this term. Notify me to receive email notifications when the course opens for registration next term.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Discuss the issue of speed in a decontamination situation, and the criteria for the order of decontamination of multiple victims.
- Discuss emergency decontamination using water and fire department assistance, and without water.
- Discuss the physical setup of an outside decon corridor and non-ambulatory patient decontamination using an outside decontamination corridor.
- Discuss ambulatory patient decontamination using an outside decontamination corridor.
- Discuss the physical setup of an inside decon shower and non-ambulatory patient decontamination using an inside decontamination shower.
- Discuss ambulatory patient decontamination using an inside decontamination shower.
- Discuss personal one and two person decontamination using an outside versus an inside decontamination setup.
- Discuss disrobing without assistance as applied to victims and as applied to decontamination team members.
- Discuss issues in temporarily and permanently disposing of chemical protective clothing and equipment.
- Discuss decontamination of an in-hospital decontamination shower and equipment.
- Demonstrate one and two person decontamination and disrobing.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2007
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice. Find out more about BCIT course cancellations.