Treatment andTransport of Victims of Hazardous Substance Releases
From the Executive Summary:
In 2005, OSHA published the Best Practices for Hospital-Based First
Receivers guide that provided guidance for those healthcare facilities
that receive and treat victims of hazardous substance releases. At the
request of stakeholders that participated in the development of that
guide,OSHA has developed a similar guide for emergency medical service
(EMS)responders who provide medical assistance during an incident
involving a hazardous substance release. This guide is intended for
employers of EMS responders and discusses the measures these employers
need to take to protect their EMS responders from becoming additional
victims while on the front lineof medical response.
Scope
EMS responders are broadly defined here as the individuals who provide
pre-hospital emergency medical care and patient transportation. Some EMS
responders are also assigned duties that support patient care, including
patient decontamination. For the purpose of this guide, the term EMS
responder refers to all levels of emergency medical personnel involved
in incident response (e.g., emergency medical technicians [EMTs],
paramedics, and others who perform similar duties). While many EMS
responders are cross-trained(e.g., EMT and firefighter), this guide
applies to these workers only when they are functioning as EMS
responders.
The document can be downloaded at:
http://osha.gov/Publications/
<http://osha.gov/Publications/
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