MARO RTC: Hospital Emergency Response Training - 3 Day

This course provides healthcare facility personnel with the knowledge and skills required to perform decontamination operations for mass trauma patients exposed to a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazard. The course addresses healthcare facility patient decontamination operation requirements, set up and operation of a healthcare facility patient decontamination capability, operating in required personal protective equipment, and the performance of patient triage and lifesaving interventions.

Hospital Emergency Response Training (HERT) is a three-day course designed to provide medical operation guidance to hospitals, emergency medical services (EMS), healthcare facility personnel, and others who may become involved in a mass casualty incident (MCI). The course provides the healthcare emergency receiver with an understanding of the relationship between a hospital Incident Command System (ICS), a scene Incident Commander and other incident management systems used by municipal Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). The course also provides guidance for Hospital Emergency Response Team design, development, and training. This is a hands-on course which culminates with small and large groups practical application.