STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Describe the origins of the Incident Command System

 II.     Explain the Hospital Incident Management System (HIMS)

 III.    List potential Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical, and Explosive (BNICE) agents

 IV.     Describe the use of Hospital Incident Management System in the context of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI)

 V.      List various Hospital Emergency Response Training (HERT) team members

 VI.     Identify chemical protective clothing and equipment (CPC&E)

 VII.    Identify the Emergency Treatment Area (ETA)

 VIII.   Define hospital decontamination procedures

 IX.     Describe the relationship between the Hospital Incident Management System (HIMS) and Unified Command

 X       Describe the integration of Hospital Incident Management Systems (HIMS) and the Hospital Emergency Response Plan (HERP)

 XI.     Identify the relationship between hospitals, the Laboratory Response Network (LRN),  and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

 XII.    Define an Incident Action Plan

 XIII.   Define how to organize, conduct, analyze, and critique an disaster drill exercise

 XIV.    Describe the relationship between the Hospital Incident Management System (HIMS) and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

 XV.     Discuss the application of lessons learned

 XVI.    Define how to implement Hospital Emergency Response Training (HERT) for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) students organization

 XVII.   Demonstrate understanding of lessons learned through tabletop and hands-on disaster drill exercises

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Incident Command Systems

 II.     Hospital Incident Management Systems (HIMS)

 III.    Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, Chemical, and Explosive Agents

 IV.     Hospital Incident Management Systems (HIMS) in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Incidents

 V.      Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) members

 VI.     Chemical Protective Clothing and Equipment (CPC&E)

 VII.    Emergency Treatment Area (ETA)

 VIII.   Hospital Decontamination Procedures

 IX.     Hospital Incident Management Systems (HIMS) and Unified Command

 X       Hospital Incident Management Systems (HIMS)/Hospital Emergency Response Plan Integration

 XI.     Hospitals and Laboratory Response Network (LRN)/Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Coordination

 XII.    Incident Action Plan

 XIII.   Drill/Exercise: Response Debriefing, Analysis and Critique

 XIV.    Hospital Incident Management Systems (HIMS)/Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Interface

 XV.     Lessons Learned

 XVI.    How to Implement Hospital Emergency Response Training (HERT) for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) at organizations

 XVII.   Tabletop Exercise

 XVIII.  Hands-On Exercise