CBRNe First Medical Responder Diploma


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Course Information
- Language: Arabic, English
- Tags: CBRN First Responce
Course Overview
CBRNe First Medical Responder Diploma has been designed to support participants to identify and manage medical risks and threats during CBRNe incidents. This 10-day course follows on from “The Introduction to CBRNe Threats Course”. Our experts provide information, knowledge, and practical skills with basic medical knowledge to build the participant’s competencies and capabilities to treat patients involved in CBRNe incidents.
During the course, we will focus on first responders’ roles, responsibilities, and competencies and the professional rescue services in such events, providing the international best practice and response to critical and emerging incidents.
We introduce participants to the Civilian and Military reference frameworks and familiarise people with operational and tactical responses. Learning will be facilitated through classroom lessons, case studies/tabletop exercises, and equipment familiarisation with basic rescue techniques.
Course Objectives and outcomes.
By the end of the course, participants should understand the main characteristics and effects of CBRNe/HAZMAT events and recognise symptoms, approach, and treat casualties/patients involved in CBRNe/HAZMAT incidents. Participants will be able to:
- Identify Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Events.
- Work under the principles of first responders in CBRNe incidents.
- Understand the history of CBRNe attacks.
- Recognise CBRNe response – past and current challenges.
- Understand the characteristics of CBRNe and HAZMAT attacks.
- Become familiar with Requirements to respond to CBRNe events.
- Understand the Operations during CBRNe incident (Recon, Detection, Protection. Decontamination)
- Provide Incident command.
- Understand Critical Communication principles.
- Recognise the Lessons learned from previous incidents.
- Apply the International best practices of CBRNe response.
Course Outlines
All CBRN Academy courses are tailor-made to meet your needs and expectations and are based on international best practices but take account of your tactical requirements, local Special Operating Protocols, and other local requirements. The course Modules present the topic. The length and content of the course can be modified on request considering operational requirements.
Day 1.
- CBRN Academy introduction
- Introductions, course administration and guidance
- Introduction to CBRNe
- Emergency response to Terrorism.
- Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
- National/Domestic Preparedness Programs.
- Exercise.
Day 2
- Basic Principles of chemistry and Toxicology
- Explosives and Incendiary devices (CBRNe)
- Mechanism of injury – explosions
- Emergency Medical Response after an incident involving an explosive device
- Exercises (case study, labs – working in groups)
Day 3
- Incident Management systems
- Detection and Decontamination – types, planning, equipment
- Triage
- Critical Communications
- Decontamination training exercise
Day 4
- History of use of chemical weapons
- Types of chemical agents
- Response to a chemical agent release
- PPE, detection devices
- Medical countermeasures for chemical agents
- Scenario 1
Day 5
- Decontamination of non-ambulatory patients + life-saving treatment
- Medical countermeasures for chemical agents
- Case study (Chemical)
- Operation Planning
- Exercise (Full decontamination)
Day 6
BIOLOGICAL CBRNe
- Bioterrorism (history)
- Sign and symptoms
- PPE, safety protocols
- Medical countermeasures
- Case study (Biological)
Day 7
- Mass Casualty incident management (Case study – tabletop training)
- Psychological Preparedness and Response to CBRNe incident
- Evacuation/Special Considerations
- Cooperation with hospitals (Emergency Management Plans)
- Scenario 2
Day 8
RADIOLOGICAL/NUCLEAR CBRNe
- Principles of Radiation
- Detection and analysis devices
- Case study (Radiological)
- Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
- Scenario 3
Day 9
Radiological
- Acute Radiation Syndrome
- Medical Countermeasures
- Medical response + decontamination with active treatment
- Scenario 4
Day 10
- Written Assessment
- Assessed Practical Exercises of all knowledge areas. This assessment will take the form of planning and executing a practical exercise based on local protocols and equipment.
Intended recipients and min max numbers
Emergency Personnel
People who within the course of their regular daily duties may be required to respond to incidents and emergency events involving hazardous material initially, CBRN and WMD, e.g., especially to treat a patient on the scene:
- Military (inc. Special Forces)
- Police (inc. METH-LAB and Special Units)
- Security Service
- Fire Fighters
- Paramedics and medical staff
- Customs, air, and seaports
- Private security agencies
- Or people who may be required to respond to such incidents in a secondary or supportive response role, e.g., Commanders, decision-makers, voluntary sector, and charitable agencies.
Medical Staff
Civilian personnel working in the medical or corporate environment may, as part of their primary duties exposed to hazards including biological, radiological or nuclear medicine or materials because of the responsibilities they perform e.g.
- Paramedics
- Technicians
- Scientists
- Nurses and doctors
- Pharmacists
Academic students
Civilian personnel learning different kinds of applied science, the teaching staff and the teams are responsible for storing the chemical, biological and radiological materials for teaching purposes.
- Military School students
- University and academic researchers
- Institutes Technical staff
Industrial technicians
These are civilian personnel within the ordinary course of work, as part of a business or service, e.g., oil and gas, well logging, mining, milling, chemical factories, paint factories. Such personnel may be exposed to hazardous materials or dangerous goods. Examples of this are:
- Engineers
- Couriers and drivers
- Technicians
- Industrial specialists
Course Certification
Your CBRN Academy instructor will issue a signed certificate of training completion to all successful participants at the end of the course. To qualify for the official Certificate, the student must attend and complete all assessments and score 80% or more.
Course Methodology
Classroom lectures, scenarios, case studies, videos, presentations, self-learning, and participant engagement. Practical sessions, scenarios, classroom lessons, case studies, videos, presentations, participant engagement and equipment familiarisation.
Course numbers and quotations
Between 12 to 20.
Call us for a quotation and to discuss your requirements and the equipment required.
Course Instructor

Joelle is a talented CBRNe trainer for paramedics and first responders, with a vast experience in theoretical and operational trainings, Also as a woman in this field, she was working on cultural issues that might face the first responders in the field of CBRN such as hijab/abaya…, this would be one of the major issues in decontamination procedure and how it is important to maintain the privacy and dignity , this could be done by involving female CBRN first responders during the management of mass contaminated casualties and most vulnerable people, moreover the role of Women in CBRN incidents and how she can contribute to enhance the response before, during and after CBRN incidents.

Levent has over 20 years of experience specialising in vocational and academic studies and training relating to CBRN capability and capacity building. He is a Professor at the University of Ankara in Turkey and the Head of the CBRN Department. He has trained over 2000 CBRN specialists to improve their ability to respond to critical CBRN and hazmat events. Levent is a Certified Inspector with the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and has initiated and developed numerous CBRN-related projects, courses and curriculums for students up to PhD level. Levent is the chairman of an NGO in Turkey that focuses on CBRN defence and Policy Development (www.cbrndefence.com).