This one-day course will address specific key topics on the initial evaluation and management of radiation and nuclear related injuries. This training course will focus on training first receivers (physicians and nurses) and emergency services personnel, using a combination of didactic sessions and scenario-based discussions, on the proper and safe, initial evaluation and management of victims injured in an overt or covert radiological or nuclear incident. Further, the initial management of internal contamination will be discussed along with management strategies. Acute Radiation Syndrome and long term effects of acute radiation exposures will also be covered.
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There will be three dates and locations for this training:
- January 23, 2013 in Grenada, MS.
- January 24, 2013 in Pearl, MS
- January 25, 2013 in Hattiesburg, MS
Course instruction will be provided by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), School of Public Health, South Central Preparedness and Emergency Response Center.
*This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 7 contact hours by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
*This offering has been approved for 8.4 EMS contact hours by the Mississippi Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
Click here to Download Radiation Training Flyer 4 for more detailed information and registration form.
** Space is limited and registrations will be accepted until slots are filled. There are no registration costs for this training opportunity.
This Training Course is funded for you through an Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) grant to the Mississippi State Department of Health in collaboration with the Mississippi Hospital Association – Health, Research & Education Foundation, Office of Hospital Emergency Preparedness.
For more info, contact: Ashanti Smith Project Coordinator, MHA Office of Emergency Preparedness - (601) 368-3219 or asmith@mhanet.org