Practice-based Scenarios for Recognition, Detection and Exposure Assessment of Chemical Terrorist Agents

Course Description:

This course provides a practice-based guide to the initial public health response to a chemical terrorist attack including:

  1. The strategies used in the field to recognize which chemicals may be involved in a terrorist attack and the devices used to detect the chemical(s)
  2. The models and other tools used to conduct an exposure assessment for the surrounding exposed population
  3. Practice-based exercises and scenarios of chemical terrorist attacks

Target Audience

Academic Faculty/Staff, Federal Government Employees, State Government Employees, Local Government Employees, Non-Government Employees and Students

Learning Objectives

  • List the signs and symptoms associated with the release of a specific chemical or group of chemicals, including cyanides, VX, sarin and other nerve agents, phosgene and other pulmonary agents, and mustard and other vesicants
  • Choose the appropriate detection technologies to determine the presence of the suspected chemical and the levels at which it exists in the surrounding environment
  • Given an initial scenario for a potential chemical terrorist attack, decide on appropriate detection technologies and conduct a preliminary exposure assessment for the surrounding area
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 3.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Practice-based Scenarios for Recognition, Detection and Exposure Assessment of Chemical Terrorist Agents
Course opens: 
10/20/2021
Course expires: 
01/01/2040
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Instructor:

Amy Vinturella
Amy E. Vinturella, MS, ScD

Available Credit

  • 3.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 3.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Practice-based Scenarios for Recognition, Detection and Exposure Assessment of Chemical Terrorist Agents

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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System Settings 
This course is designed to work most effectively if your computer and internet connection meet certain minimal requirements. This course can be accessed using a Windows 10 PC or a Mac with High Sierra1, Mojave, or Catalina. Pop-up blockers should be disabled when viewing the course. Internet Explorer 11 (for Windows 10), or the current version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari (for Windows 10 and or Mac) is required. Many of our courses require Java and JavaScript enabled. 

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Internet Connection Speed 
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