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NFPA 473 identifies the
levels of competence
required of emergency
medical services (EMS)
personnel who respond to
hazardous materials
incidents. It specifically covers the requirements to reduce
accidents, exposure, and injuries for basic life support and
advanced life support personnel in the pre-hospital setting.
This just-revised 2002 edition places new emphasis
on emergency medical service response to incidents
involving weapons of mass destruction and
radioactive materials. Additions cover key topics
including:
- Indicators of criminal/terrorist activity with chemical
agents
- Indicators of criminal/terrorist activity with biological
agents
- The importance of body substance isolation at
incidents
- Application, use and limitations of body substance
isolation protective clothing
- Priorities of care for chemical vs. radiological
contamination patients
- Removal of victims relative to exposure and
contamination concerns
- Communicating to a receiving facility on the
amount of decontamination accomplished before
transport
This essential edition also includes new discussion of
considerations for lifesaving actions vs. taking time for full
decontamination, and a brand-new protocol on removal of
outer clothing only in decontamination for radioactive
materials.
| Number of Pages : | 24 |
| Published : | 04/30/2002 |
