Emergency Med Response HazMat Incidents

EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS
by Richard H. Stilp & Armando S. Bevelacqua

- An overview of hazmat incidents familiarizes the reader with what to expect.
- objectives, sample scenarios, and questions offer review and applications of
procedures
- numerous exposures are reviewed and discussed, including specific chemical
injury and
appropriate treatment
- coverage of topics such as emergency provider protection, confined space
medical
operations, and air monitoring
- provides a comprehensive perspective on topics important to hazmat personnel.

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“An excellent guide to applying emergency medical response to hazardous
materials
incidents for hazmat team members, this invaluable resource explores the medical
response
from the initial response, to the effects on body systems, injury and treatment, as
well as
information on chemicals and toxicology. By gaining an overview, gathering and
interpreting
information, the reader learns how to make decisions based on a scale of risk
versus gain.
Topics such as decontamination techniques, specialized equipment, and simple
antidotal
treatments are discussed as they relate to the hazardous materials incident.”

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CONTENTS:
FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
1. Hazardous Materials concepts
2. Scene Organization and Standard Operating Guidelines

SECTION 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISCIPLINE
3. Chemical Behavior
4. Essentials of Toxicology

SECTION 3 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PHYSIOLOGY & TREATMENT
5. Body Systems and the Environment
6. Treatment Modalities

SECTION 4 EMERGENCY PROVIDER PROTECTION
7. Medical Surveillance
8. Hazardous Materials Considerations for Hospitals

SECTION 5 SELECTED TOPICS
9. Biohazard Awareness, Prevention and Protection
10. Clandestine Drug Laboratories
11. Air Monitoring
12. Confined Space Medical Operations

APPENDIX A EXPOSURE RISK ASSESSMENT & REFERENCING
APPENDIX B LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE
ACRONYMS
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

“Richard Stilp is a Hazardous Materials Lieutenant with the Orlando Fire
Department as
well as a certified paramedic and licensed RN. Armando Bevelacqua is also a
Hazardous
Materials Lieutenant-Paramedic with the Orlando Fire Department. In addition, he
is an
instructor at Valencia Community College and Adjunct Instructor for the
International
Association of Fire Fighters and National Fire Academy.”

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1997, 522 pages Order #DR268.
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