Management plan for Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program Medical Course (Re)Design
Under the Interagency Agreement between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been tasked with the preparation of a chemical-agent-specific course (and a complementary train-the trainer'' program) for civilian emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP)-impacted communities in the 10 CSEPP states. This course is to be based on the Centers for Disease Control course Medical Management of Chemical Exposures'' and the US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (MRICD) course entitled Medical Management of Chemical Casualties.'' Though the course materials will be based strongly on the above courses that have already undergone review and approval from the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Army, they will have to be redeveloped to a significant degree. The redevelopment will change the orientation from on-site conditions to potential off-site conditions and will allow the courses or course modules to be used in the variety of instructional conditions outlined, the most difficult condition being the ability to be used by an individual without an instructor present. This necessitates the development of self-study guides for each module as well as instructional materials geared to group interactions and instructor-controlled presentation. 6 refs., 2 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- FEMA; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5542676
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-11842; ON: DE91014968
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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