Recognition and Safe Handling of Chemical Terrorist Agents

Course Description:

This course provides an in-depth guide to the initial public health response to a chemical terrorist attack including:

  1. the strategies used in the field to recognize that a chemical terrorist attack is in progress and the techniques and requirements for safe handling of the chemicals
  2. the devices used to detect the type of chemical(s) present and the levels at which they are present
  3. the models and other tools used to conduct an exposure assessment for the surrounding exposed population

Target Audience

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

Learning Objectives

Module 1: General recognition strategies for chemical terrorist attacks

  • List general signs and symptoms of a chemical attack
  • Identify the type and relative danger of a chemical agent based on its DOT placard and hazard identification code
  • Identify the type of agent carried in a vehicle based on the structural characteristics of the vehicle itself
     

Module 2: Detection devices and technologies

  • Define the term “detection limit”
  • Compare and contrast the sensitivity and selectivity of a chemical detection device
  • Describe the various means by which chemical agents may be detected, including paper devices, kits, monitors, alarms, and lab-based instruments
     

Module 3: Safe handling practices

  • Identify the personal protective equipment (PPE) that is prescribed for various exposure scenarios
  • Familiarize oneself with the Emergency Response Guidebook (Dept. of Transportation) and become facile in its use
     

Module 4: Exposure assessment models and tools

  • Compare and contrast the various models and tools used to predict the geographic extent to which a released chemical will affect a surrounding community, including ALOHA, ARCHIE, and various first responder isolation distance tables
  • Familiarize oneself with the Emergency Response Guidebook (Dept. of Transportation) and become facile in its use
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 2.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Recognition and Safe Handling 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

  • 2.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 2.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Recognition and Safe Handling of Chemical Terrorist Agents

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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System Settings 
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