THIS MODULE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMON MATERIAL EXPOSURES. THE MODULE COVERS THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HAZMAT MANAGEMENT, EPIDEMIOLOGY, IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF HAZMAT VICTIMS, PERSONEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND DECONTAMINATION, TOXIDROMES AND TOXICODYNAMICS, ANTIDOTES AND ESTABLISHING AND ORGANIZING HAZMAT RESPONSE TEAM. TOXIC INHALANTS, PESTICIDE POISONING, TOXIC TERRORISM, CORROSIVES AND SOLVENTS WILL BE COVERED.
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