Management of Casualties of Biological Exposure

Target Population: Trauma teams including surgeons, anesthesiologists, emergency room physicians, and nurses working in the emergency department, the operating room, and intensive care unit. Objectives: This course focuses on the clinical aspects of treating victims of biological warfare like small pox, botulism and anthrax.  The training includes identifying the nature and severity of the exposure, the provision of effective and orderly treatment, team work and the organization of and familiarity with equipment; including working in personal protective gear. Course Description: Cases are presented in small group teaching stations using task trainers and full-body patient simulators and simulated patients.  Training culminates in sophisticated simulations using advanced audio-visual equipment to create realistic "hot" (contaminated) and "cold" (clean) zones.