Expeditionary Medical Decontamination Training Course   2

The objective of this requirement is to support ACC/SGXT through developing, delivering, validating, and training courses for USAF Expeditionary Medical Decon Team (EMDT) in multiple locations CONUS and OCONUS. The curriculum will encompass all training tasks as listed in the EMDT Tactical Training Plan and the Initial EMDT Course Chart. This course is designed to educate Air Force Medical First Receivers on life saving skills required to triage, initiate field treatment, decontaminate and save victims from Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear (CBRN), or Hazardous Materials. This course is based upon the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 3249-08N-2005 Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers Guidelines; and certifies students in all requirements for OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) course to the Operations level. Students will be introduced to potential contaminants terrorists may use; ways to identify contaminants using basic detection equipment; signs/symptoms of agents; triage of victims; decontaminants necessary to remove contaminants; and most importantly how to effectively decontaminate patients.