Terrorism Medical Response

Designed for EMS, medical services, hospitals and public health agencies, this important training resource prepares personnel in the medical community to be pro-active in planning for and responding to a terrorist incident. Topics:

• Characteristics of various categories of biological and chemical agents
• General indicators of a terrorist event
• Symptoms of exposure
• Elements of an emergency plan for hospitals and public health, including staffing issues & resource needs
• Legal and security issues
• Surveillance
• Protective clothing
• Decontamination
• Treating and cohorting victims
• Mass fatalities. 29 min.