Initial Medical Management of Radiation Injuries Course - June 5, 2012

Posted by tjnix on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 13:51

This one-day course will address specific key topics on the initial evaluation and management of radiation and nuclear related injuries. This training course will focus on training first receivers (physicians and nurses) and emergency medical services personnel, using a combination of didactic sessions and scenario-based discussions, on the proper and safe, initial evaluation and management of victims injured in an overt or covert radiological or nuclear incident. Further, the initial management of internal contamination will be discussed along with management strategies. Acute Radiation Syndrome and long term effects of acute radiation exposures will also be covered.

This course will be held:
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Houston County Department of Health, 1781 East Cottonwood Road, Dothan, AL 36301

There is no cost to attend this course but registration is required. You can register online below or click here to complete the registration form to fax or mail.

Course Instructors:
Ziad Kazzi, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University
Lisa McCormick, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Course Objectives:

Describe the different possible scenarios using historical examples.
Discuss basic principles of radiation physics causing clinical injuries.
Describe different radiation detection equipment and the performance of a proper radiation detection survey.
Discuss decontamination measures and proper set-up of patient receiving areas.
Describe the initial evaluation and management of internal contamination.
Discuss the initial clinical evaluation and management of acute radiation syndrome.
Describe the possible mental health effects associated with radiological incidents.
Describe the proper management and care of decedents.
Discuss using a case-based table top format, the response to a radiation incident including scene safety, PPE, triage, detection survey, decontamination, transport, and initial medical evaluation and management.
Perform a radiation survey using a hand-held Geiger-Muller detector.

CME and CEUs applied for

For more information please contact Will Bruer, MPH, MPA, at rwbruer@uab.edu or 205-934-7140 or Bing Xie, MPH, at rongbing@uab.edu or 205-934-2738.

This event is sponsored by the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Center for Emergency Preparedness and the UAB South Central Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center.

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