| Topical Outline: | • Exercise Development
-Regulatory requirements for healthcare and non-healthcare
emergency management agencies to exercise
-Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program compliance
a. Conducting a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
b. Determining Concepts and Objectives
c. Developing discussion- and operations-based exercises
with associated documentation
d. Role of evaluation in exercises; training as an
evaluator
e. Developing After Action Reports and Improvement Plans
• Core Disaster Life Support (CDLS) Training (with certification
from the National Disaster Life Support Foundation)
-Overview of the DISASTER Paradigm
-Describe the all-hazards framework for disaster planning and
mitigation
-Explain key components of regional, community,
institutional, and personal/family disaster plans.
-Describe immediate actions and precautions to protect
yourself and others from harm in a disaster or public health
emergency
-Describe emergency communication and reporting systems and
procedures
-Describe informational resources that are available for
healthcare professionals and the public to prepare for, respond
to, and recover from disasters and public health emergencies.
-Describe solutions for ensuring the continuity of supplies
and services to meet medical and mental health needs (e.g., mass
evacuation, mass sheltering, and prolonged shelter-in-place)
-Identify individuals (of all ages) and populations with
special needs who may be more vulnerable to adverse health
effects in a disaster or public health emergency
-Describe global, federal, regional, state, local,
institutional, organizational, and private industry disaster
support services
-Describe ethical issues relevant to the management of
individuals (of all ages), populations, and communities affected
by a disaster or public health emergency
-Describe legal and regulatory issues relevant to disasters
and public health emergencies, including the basic legal
framework for public health
-Recognize general indicators and epidemiologic clues of a
disaster or public health emergency (including natural,
unintentional, and terrorist events)
-Describe the purpose and relevance of the National Response
Framework (NRF), National Incident Management System (NIMS),
Hospital Incident Command System (HICS), and emergency support
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-Describe the potential effect of mass casualties on access
to and availability of clinical and public health resources in a
disaster
-Using an all-hazards framework, explain general health,
safety, and security risks associated with disasters
-Describe infection control precautions to protect health
care workers, other responders, and the public from exposure to
communicable diseases, such as pandemic influenza
-Describe the rationale, function, and limitations of
personal protective equipment that may be used in a disaster or
public health emergency
-Explain the purpose of victim decontamination in a
disaster
-Explain the role of triage as a basis for prioritizing or
rationing health care services for victims and communities
affected by a disaster or public health emergency
-Explain basic lifesaving and support principles and
procedures that can be used at a disaster scene
• Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) Training (with
certification from the National Disaster Life Support
Foundation)
-Describe an all-hazards, standardized, scalable casualty
management approach for use in disasters and public health
emergencies, including radiological, nuclear, chemical,
biological, explosive, and natural events
-Describe information sharing, resource access,
communication, and reporting methods
-Describe the purpose and importance of the incident
management system for providing health and medical support
services
-Describe field, facility, community, and regional surge
capacity assets for the management and support of mass
casualties
-Describe considerations and solutions to ensure continuity
of and access to health related information and services to
meet the medical and mental health needs of all ages,
populations, and communities
-Describe public health interventions appropriate for all
ages, populations, and communities affected by a disaster or
public health emergency
-Identify the potential casualty population in a disaster or
public health emergency, including persons with acute injuries
or illnesses; those with pre-existing disease, injuries, or
disabilities; those with age-related vulnerabilities and other
functional and access needs; and their family/caregiver support
network
-Describe the deployment readiness components for health
professionals
-Describe an all-hazards standardized, scalable workforce
protection approach for use in disasters and public health
emergencies, including detection, safety, security, hazard
assessment, support, and evacuation or sheltering in place
-Describe actions that facilitate mass casualty field triage
utilizing a standardized stepwise approach and uniform triage
categories
-Describe the concepts and principles of mass fatality
management for health professionals
-Describe the clinical assessment and management of injuries,
illnesses, and mental health conditions manifested by all ages
and populations
-Describe moral, ethical, legal, and regulatory issues
relevant to the health-related management of individuals of all
ages, populations, and communities
• American Red Cross First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Training & Certification
-Giving Care and Checking an Injured or Ill Person
• Your Role in the EMS System
• Disease Transmission and Prevention
• Taking Action: Emergency Action Steps
-Cardiac Emergencies and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Heart Attack and Cardiac basics
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Adult, Child, Infant)
-Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Using an AED
• AED Precautions
• How to Use an AED-Adults
• How to Use an AED-Children and Infants
-Breathing Emergencies
-Sudden Illness
-Environmental Emergencies
-Soft Tissue Injuries
-Injuries to Muscles, Bones and Joints |