Curricula Catalog Course Details

Course Title: Hospital-Based Decontamination
Type of Course: WMD Hospital Staff Operations
Description: This course prepares hospital workers to deal with the influx of patients during a mass casualty incident. Decontamination of patients and appropriate safety measures are practiced using local supplies and a relevant scenario.
Training Provider: Midwest Consortium
Instructor Qualifications: Facilitators documented to be qualified based on relevant work experience, education and expertise in adult education provide instruction. The number of facilitators is determined by the number of participants and the level of personal protective equipment used in the program, consistent with NIEHS guidelines. Annual review of instructional competence is required.
Languages: English
Open enrollment: No
Delivery Method: Classroom-based
Course Hours: 8
Credits: N/A
Intended Audience: Hospital workers who will receive contaminated patients.
Prerequisites: N/A
Caveats: This material has been copyrighted by the Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training. A recipient of the material other than the federal government may not reproduce it without the permission of the copyright owner. The material was prepared for use by experienced instructors in the training of persons who are or who anticipate being employed as first receivers. Users are cautioned that the subject is constantly evolving. Therefore, the material may require additions, deletions, or modifications to incorporate the effects of that evolution occurring after the date of preparation.
Special Instructions: Only written requests for additional information will be accepted.

Course Owner:
Tim Hilbert - Midwest Consortium
Phone: 513-558-0228
Email: tim.hilbert@uc.edu

Course Materials:

8-Hour Hospital-Based Decontamination Instructor Guide ( Manual )

• instructor_guide.pdf(11.3MB) 01/04/2006

8-Hour Hospital-Based Decontamination Participant Guide ( Manual )

• student_manual_508_final.pdf(2.4MB) 08/02/2012