Certified Homeland Security Emergency Medical Responder, CHSEMRSM

This program is designed for both public safety professionals (police, fire, homeland security and emergency medical services [EMS]) who would like to know more about chemical biological, radiological and explosion threats faced. For professionals the program can include skill stations on use of necessary equipment as well as scenarios to practice evaluation and management of threat situations.

The book is part of a 16 hour continuing education designed to educate the student in the complexities of response in a chemical, biological, radiobiological or explosion environment. Although not a part of terrorism but an issue for public safety and medical personnel, clandestine drug laboratories are also addressed.

The program provides information for the emergency response professional to recognize a terrorist event; the book educates the responder regarding chemical, biological and radiological agents, dispersion methods and the selection and use of personal protective equipment along with detection methods. The program also addresses the explosion and incendiary environment, improvised explosive and improvised incendiary devices, countermeasures for such devices and response methods. Further, the program integrates the recognition, detection methods, response tactics, medical syndromes and treatment modalities for each agent or environment. The text provides the student a clear understanding of the needed steps for self-protection, response and treatment of those injured in the enumerated settings.

This Credential is for those persons in the private sector/military field in areas of Chemical biological, radiological and explosion threats. It is recommended those setting for this exam have had anywhere from two to five years of knowledge in the areas of police, fire, homeland security and emergency medical services, (EMS) experience.


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