Description

Overview

The Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism course is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-approved awareness-level training course addressing the medical and psychological impact of industrial chemicals used as terrorist weapons. Since 2005, ACMT has offered this course over 100 times to more than 10,000 attendees throughout the US and internationally. 

Target Audience

1-Day Course Designed for:

• Pre-Hospital First Responders (EMTs and Paramedics)
• Public Health Professionals
• Law Enforcement 
• Emergency Providers

This 10-module course will utilize a symptom-based clinical approach to describe the medical impact of various chemical poisons. It will provide a framework to enhance recognition of the common health effects of apparently disparate chemical toxins, describe the risk to various healthcare workers, and introduce clinical and public health management strategies. 

Course Objectives:

• Identify the common health effects (toxidromes) caused by chemical exposures.
• Discuss safe and effective management strategies for chemical poison exposures.
• Identify resources that can be used throughout different stages of a chemical public health emergency.
• Describe how healthcare workers along the trajectory of a chemical event can effectively collaborate to offer comprehensive care.

Continuing Education: Interprofessional continuing education credits through the CDC are available.

Schedule

Day 1 - Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) and Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs)

8:00 - 9:00 AM     Opening Remarks
9:00 - 9:40 AM     Toxic Disasters: Beyond Conventional Chemical Weapons
9:40 - 10:00 AM     Chemical Explosions
10:00 - 10:40 AM    Toxic Gases as Threats
BREAK
10:50 - 11:30 AM     Why are Cyanide & Fumigants So Worrisome
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM     Food, Water & Medication as Vehicles for Toxic Threats
12:10 - 1:00 PM     Clinical Neurotoxicology of Chemical Threats
LUNCH
1:30 - 2:10 PM     Delayed Toxic Syndromes
2:10 - 2:50 PM     The Psychological Impact of Mass Exposures
BREAK
3:00 - 3:40 PM     After Event Population Monitoring: Pros & Cons
3:40 - 4:40 PM     Scenario-Based Discussion
4:40 - 4:50 PM     Closing Remarks & Adjourn