1. HazMat Decontamination Team Recruitment
Emergency Management Program

2. Why do we need on-call decontamination teams here at BIDMC?

3. Tokyo, March 1995
Sarin gas attack on subway system

4. St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo:
500 patients presenting in first hour
641 patients over the course of the first day
Nearly 5000 patients self-presenting to hospitals throughout Tokyo
For comparison: on an average day (24 hour period) the BIDMC Emergency Department sees 150 patients

5. Some lessons learned:
Terrorism is real, and could likely involve chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear elements
After an event, some victims will arrive via ambulance, but many will self-present
Before receiving medical treatment, victims will need to be decontaminated
As a hospital community, we will all be affected

7. BIDMC HazMat Teams
Hospital community-wide volunteer concept, involving departments ranging from Maintenance to Research
Will receive all necessary training - no skills or previous knowledge required

8. BIDMC HazMat Teams: Requirements
Mandatory one hour response travel time to BIDMC
Occupational Health screening
Signed manager approval
Completion of necessary training components
On-call for one week per month
Participation in a minimum of two drills per year
Participation in a minimum of two practicals per year

9. BIDMC HazMat Teams: Training
WMD Hazardous Materials Response Operations Level C course
An eight hour course hosted on-site at BIDMC and facilitated by the Boston DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness
BIDMC content-specific course
A four hour course hosted on-site at BIDMC and lead by the Emergency Management Department

10. Course Agenda
WMD / Hazardous Materials Response Operations Level C
7:30 – 8:00 AM: Registration
8:00 – 8:30 AM: Welcome and Introduction
8:30 – 9:45 AM: Incident Command Overview, WMD/Hazmat Recognition &
Hazardous Incident Identification
9:45 – 10:00 AM: Break
10:00 – 11:30 AM: WMD/Hazmat Information Sources and Instruments, WMD
Protection Priorities and Zones, Personal Protective
Equipment & Decontamination
11:30 – 11:45 AM: Break
11:45 – 12:00 PM: Emergency Response Guidebook Workshop
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Working Lunch – Show DVD: Armageddon
*Using Historical Examples of Sarin Attack in Tokyo, U.S.S.R.
Anthrax Development and Salmonella Poisoning in Oregon to
Explain Current Terrorist Threat
1:00 – 2:30 PM: Practical Workshop Inspecting, Donning, Doffing, Cleaning
& PPE Storage
*Discuss and Demonstrate PAPR Respirator Equipment
*Discuss and Demonstrate Level C Cartridge Filter
*Level C Demonstration & Dress-out
2:30 – 2:45 PM: Break
2:45 – 4:00 PM: Family Preparedness and Essential Employee information
*Video: Adult and Pediatric Decontamination