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Refresher on Agent Characteristics and Toxicology First Aid and Special Treatment

This video was designed for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Program (CSEPP) as a refresher course to prepare emergency workers to recognize and provide initial treatment to persons exposed to nerve (VX and GB) and blister (vesicant) (H, HD, and HT) agents. The target audience are those qualified to perform emergency medical treatment, such as emergency medical technicians, paramedics, ambulance operators, nurses, and others who may provide assistance to persons exposed to nerve and blister agents. The video describes signs and symptoms of nerve and blister agent contamination, appropriate decontamination procedures, and the pre-hospital treatment for nerve agent poisoning using the appropriate doses of atropine and 2-PAM chloride.

The revision includes details on donning and removing CSEPP approved personalprotective clothing (PPE).

At the end of the training, participants should be able to describe:

  • the characteristics of nerve and blister chemical warfare agents, the potential hazards,routes of exposure, and effects on the human body,
  • the signs and symptoms of nerve agents and the appropriate response treatment(including the recommended dosage of atropine and 2-PAM chloride for various age groups),
  • the signs and symptoms of blister agents and the appropriate response treatment sincethere is no antidote,
  • the CSEPP approved decontamination procedures, and
  • the procedures for putting on and removing CSEPP approved personal protective equipment (PPE) for emergency responders.

The training is available in VHS and DVD formats.

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For more information contact:

Robert Norville
CSEPP Training Manager
Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
robert.norville@dhs.gov 
202-646-2734

 

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