Evergreen Fire Sept 21, 2022 Toxicology & Response to Terrorism
This course will have an over view of large scale mass casualty events and how EMS responded to the events the types of triage and the transport of large volumes of patients. It includes what valuable points were learned in these event sand how EMS and responding agencies have improved their practice when responding to these events. This course will also cover methods of triage. Participants will also learn about dangers when responding to harzardous exposures and toxidromes and the patient treatment.
Target Audience
EMS providers
Learning Objectives
1) Be able to name the various triage methods
2) Identify how to triage
3) Identify & Describe the 3 types of mass casualty events
4) Be able to name toxidromes and cooresponding treatment
5) Be able to describe how to treat a patient with burns
Gina Scarbrough, NRP, FP-C
Sam Smith, MD
EMS Continuing Education approved by the State of Colorado through Centura Health Prehospital Services Training Center and Group # CO 039 (SAH), #CO 040 (PSF) and #CO 065 (SDG)
Available Credit
- 1.00 Medical
- 0.50 NCCP-Medical: Psychiatric and Behavioral Emergencies
- 0.50 NCCP-Medical: Special Healthcare Needs
- 1.00 Operations
- 0.50 NCCP-Operations: At-Risk Populations
- 0.50 NCCP-Operations: Pediatric Transport