Hospital Medical Care – CBRN Casualties Diploma


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Course Overview
Hospital Medical Care – CBRN Casualties Dipl has been designed by CBRN Academy to support physicians, nurses, paramedics, and medical and nursing staff responsible for caring for and managing patients in hospitals and multidisciplinary health.
The 5-day course will deliver theoretical and practical training for medical management CBRN casualties. Our course offers a training opportunity for civilian and military healthcare professionals, healthcare managers and providers. The course curriculum and content focus on facilitating mitigation of existing and potential gaps in hospital operations during a significant CBRN event. The practical knowledge gained may be applied to routine and crisis hospital operations as well.
Course Objectives and outcomes.
This course aims to develop practical interdisciplinary cooperation between the public, private, academic sectors, non-governmental organisations and citizens in the effective implementation of CBRN hospital disaster management in disaster management background.
Our Diploma course also aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of participants to equip themselves on CBRN emergency planning and clinical practice of CBRN mass casualties and the concepts of hospital and clinical management and systems.
Upon completion of the course, the participants will be able to understand:
- The effects of CBRN agents and characteristics of CBRN/WMD Incidents.
- How to get alerted in any CBRN event.
- Recognise CBRN casualties and victims.
- The chronic and subacute effects of these Chemical Warfare agents.
- The international procedures and protocols for medical intervention of CBRN casualties.
- The critical role of health care facilities in the management of CBRN victims and patients.
- The processes for preparation, response and recovery from CBRN emergencies.
- The basic requirements of managing the risks and CBRN mass casualty incidents with continuous hospital operations.
- How to manage a CBRN mass casualty incident – Exercise.
- How to apply Hospital CBRN Emergency Incident System in a simulated exercise
- How to apply clinical medical care concepts during a CBRN emergency incident.
Course Outlines
Module (01) Introduction
- Introduction to CBRN.
- Overview of CBRN medical preparedness and response.
- Medical CBRN Doctrine.
- CBRN agents from the Health Perspective.
- Effects of Chemical agents on the body.
- Effects of Biological Agents and Toxins on the body.
- Effects of Radiological exposures and nuclear explosion on the body.
Module (02) Emergency Response for CBRN incidents
- Emergency Response Overview.
- Roles and responsibilities of incident medical first responders.
- Nature of emergencies caused by CBRN hazards.
- Understand the unique requirements of patients in CBRN incidents, situational awareness.
- Cultural considerations and solutions.
Module (03) Medical Management of CBRN Patients
- Emergency Response and Nature of Emergencies of CBRN Exposures.
- First Aid and life-saving treatment in CBRN incidents.
- Clinical signs and symptoms of casualties.
- Triage Management.
- Pre-hospital management for a female patient.
- Principles of medical evacuation and transportation of patients.
Module (04) Detection and Medical Diagnosis
- On-site detection and types of CBRN detection equipment.
- Biomedical Sampling and specimen collection.
- Diagnosis of CBRN Casualties.
- Laboratory Safety and Security.
- Hospital Laboratory Procedures of CBRN Samples.
- Laboratory Network and QC Procedures.
Module (05) Medical Decontamination and Protection
- Definition of decontamination, materials and technologies.
- Decontamination procedures for victims and hospital staff.
- Decontamination of unconscious patients.
- CBRN Individual protection IPE/PPE and Levels of PPE.
- PPE donning and doffing procedures.
Module (06) Clinical Aspect of Patients with CBRN Exposures
- Basic principles of CBRN patients care.
- Clinical practice for CBRN casualties.
- Management of trauma with CBRN agents.
- Basic resuscitative procedures of CBRN casualties.
- Intensive Care procedures of CBRN casualties.
Module (07) Medical Logistics and Social Support in CBRN Incidents
- Psychosocial support and care during CBRN incidents.
- Medical settings for CBRN response.
- Medical evacuation of CBRN patients.
- Nursing Fundamentals in response to CBRN exposures.
- Psychosocial care to affected victims in case of CBRN incidents.
Module (08) Hospital CBRN Practices
- Scenario-based table-top exercises (group study).
- Case studies with CBRN agents.
- Planning for CBRN Emergencies.
- Evaluation and lessons learned.
Intended recipients and min max numbers
This course is suitable for hospital staff assigned to provide medical intervention in hospitals and clinics that may encounter contaminated or clean CBRN casualties, such as;
- Physicians (especially working in Emergency Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Laboratory Physicians, Admin physicians, Clinics of Internal Medicine, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory Diseases, Anaesthesia, Trauma Surgery, Forensic Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry);
- Nursing Staff especially working in the units listed in the previous bullet;
- Paramedics;
- Ambulance Staff;
- Hospital Security;
- Public Health personel;
- Health Disaster Preparedness Personnel.
The numbers of students can be adjusted to client requirements, and other numbers can be accommodated. A minimum of 10 is recommended and a maximum of 20. If numbers exceed 20, then a lecture format can be adopted and the course elements adjusted to reduce teamwork and interaction.
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
Practical sessions, scenarios, classroom lessons, case studies, tabletop exercises videos, presentations, participant engagement and equipment familiarisation
Course numbers and quotations
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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).