Certified Homeland Security Emergency Medical Responder, CHSEMRSM

This certification 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 certification 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 certification 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 certification also addresses the explosion and incendiary environment, improvised explosive and improvised incendiary devices, countermeasures for such devices and response methods. Further, the certification 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.

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