FST 121 - First Receiver Operations and Decontamination for Healthcare

Credits: 0.75-1.25

Description: This course covers the first receiver operations requirements for hospital personnel who receive patients at a medical facility and respond in a defensive fashion. This course will cover both internal and external incidents. Hospitals may receive patients from hazardous materials and CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high- yield Explosive) events that have not been decontaminated because they left the scene prior to the arrival of emergency responders. This course will cover both directed self-decontamination as well as hospital decontamination teams. This course is offered as pass/no pass.

Transferable
Transferable to CSU only

General Education:
Not approved for General Education

Student Learning Outcomes:

Participate in a state certified exam requiring students to meet the the minimum course objectives and performance standards.
Participate in a simulated Haz Mat exercise/event, requiring participants to explain safe and proper First Receiver “Operations” actions, per exercise objectives.
Demonstrate proper use of North American Emergency Response Guidebook during a Haz Mat exercise.

Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 16-24
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lecture Hours: 0.89-1.33