EMS RESUSCITATION DURING CONTAMINATION WHILE WEARING PPE

Course overview

IN A WORLD OF EVOLVING DISEASE, ACCIDENTAL INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL CONTAMINATION, AS WELL AS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM, EMERGENCY PROVIDERS MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFICIENT RESUSCITATION PROCEDURES TO VICTIMS WHILE WEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE). CONTAMINATION EVENTS CAN TAKE THE FORM OF CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, OR NUCLEAR THREATS (CBRN) THAT ARE OFTEN COMPOUNDED BY EXPLOSIONS AND TRAUMA (ET). THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES RESUSCITATION DURING CONTAMINATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PATIENTS.