This unit has been assigned the tasks of responding to an incident on US soil where there has been a Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) incident which would consist of a massive number of personnel that have been contaminated or injured. Our Unit would respond to the incident and provide decontamination of any contaminated personnel by setting up our Mass Casualty Decon (MCD) were they would be decontaminated and treated by medical personnel.
We are looking for volunteers to act as casualties. Volunteers will be assigned a degree of injury or illness that they will be expected to portray. Some volunteers will be identified to have an injury (ie: burns,cuts, broken bones) some will be mobile and some will be immobile. Once our soldiers come in contact with the casualties they will process them through the Mass Casualty Decon (MCD) line and Medical personnel will treat them accordingly. We have make-up kits that we use to depict injuries on the casualties.
When the training starts volunteers will be directed on how they will be expected to come to the MCD line. Once they arrive there the soldiers will give them each instructions on what they are required to do at each station. For example at one of the stations they have to clean off the bottom of their shoes with a scrub brush in a certain direction in order to not spread the contamination. But again they will be instructed at each station what exactly they need to do but does include multiple shower stations. For those volunteers who have been identified as being non-ambulatory they will be transported on a stretcher through the MCD line and the decontamination process will be done strictly by the soldiers. Once they have checked for any contamination at the end of the decon line and have been determined to no longer be contaminated they will move to a separate tent to be screened by medical personal and treated for any injuries. If the injuries are determined to be too great they will be transported to a local hospital (all of this would be simulated though no-one will actually be transported). I would recommend a change of clothes, and yes they will be walking through the shower with their clothes on. I personally would bring rain gear but chances are they will still get wet.
Volunteers signing up should wear older clothes that they arent afraid to get dirty, bring rain gear (if they have it), and a change of clothes. For more information, contact Valarie Walker.
This training will take place on Saturday, October 3 beginning at 7:30 am and going until no later than 4:30 pm.
