CBRN Medical Field Hospital Course
Course is 1 week in English and 2 weeks non-English15 students per course
Course content:
Ser refers to Serials by number on the course programme.
Area of contamination from a chemical attack:
- Look at the sizes of an area that is contaminated by a chemical liquid release
- Look at the sizes of downwind hazard area from chemical gas and vapours
- The number of chemical casualties from the release
Chemical hazards (warfare) and its effects on the body:
- Nerve agents
- Choking agents
- Blood agent
- Blister agents
- Incapacitating agents
- Toxic Industrial Chemicals
Management of Chemical Casualties
- Principles of Casualty Management
- Layout
- Equipment needed
- Triage - Chemical Casualty
- Triage Team
- Emergency Medical Team
- Decon Team
- How to remove clothes
- How to give nerve agent treatment - auto jet with atropine
- How atropine works on the body
- Atropine is a poison - symptoms - treatment
- How to remove chemical liquid
- Check respirator
Biological Hazards:
Look at the problems of handling personnel contaminated with Biological Agents.
Look at the problems of handling personnel contaminated with Biological Agents.
- Test for biological hazards
- Decontamination
- Management of Biological Casualties
Radiological hazards:
Look at the problems of handling personnel contaminated with Radiation Isotopes.
Look at the problems of handling personnel contaminated with Radiation Isotopes.
- Types of radiation
- Radiation sickness
- Decontamination
First aid for Blister Agent:
- Treatment of blister agent in the eyes
- Treatment of blister agent on the skin
- Treatment of blister agent digested
First aid for Choking Agent:
- Treatment of choking agent in the eyes
- Treatment of choking agent on the skin
- Treatment of choking agent in the lungs
Cross contamination hazards
- What is Cross contamination hazards CBR
- How it will spread and create more casualties
Testing for contamination
- Where to test and on what
Decontamination of transport
- Key points in side the field ambulance
Command and Control
- Calculate the time it will take to decontaminate a number of Casualties
- Calculate how many personal you need to carry out the task
- How weather effects the hazard
- Calculate how long the field hospital is in the hazard area
Collective Protection (COLPRO) (if you have COLPRP)
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of Liquid Hazard Assistant (LHA)
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the shelter marshal
- Demonstrate an understanding of the integral components within a COLPRO system
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the Vapour Hazard Area Assistant (VHA)
First aid with ballistic injury and chemicals in the wound:
Recognition of ballistic injuries and other open wounds plus the effect of chemical substances being allowed entry.
Recognition of blast injuries including amputations and open chest/abdominal wounds.
Treatments to include:
Recognition of ballistic injuries and other open wounds plus the effect of chemical substances being allowed entry.
Recognition of blast injuries including amputations and open chest/abdominal wounds.
Treatments to include:
- Use of Asherman shield
- Combat applied tourniquet
- Emergency bandage
- Burns dressings/gels
