ROLE OF THE FIRST RESPONDER

INTRODUCTION
 Personal Introduction.
 Introduction of participants & instructors.
Purpose
Make participants to extricate victims of
radiological emergencies to safe places,
stabilize them, provide them pre-hospital care
and send them for advance treatment.
 OBJECTIVE
Upon Completion of this lesson you will be
able to-
 Introduction of course.
 Describe the role of the first responder in
Radiological Emergencies.
 Brief knowledge about areas prone to
radiological.
 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE
In the final practical exercise you will be given
one scenario. You will respond to it along with
your team using the procedures you will learn in
this course. You will be able to:
 Receive and register the request for assistance.
 Respond to the scene, evaluate it, divide the
scene in different zones and secure the scene.
 Request the additional resources needed.
 Select all the necessary equipments.
 Gain access to the victim, extricate him to safe
place, and assess his condition.
 Stabilize and send him for further advance
treatment.
 Prepare the equipment for the next
emergency.
 You will be provided all the basic equipments
of responding to radiological emergencies, the
forms and the personal protective equipment.
 TRAINING OBJECTIVE
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
 List the steps for preparing the equipment
required for responding radiological emergencies.
 Describe the methods for receiving and
documenting a request for assistance, reporting on
the situation and requesting resources.
 List the steps for securing the scene, divide the
scene in different zones & gain access to the
victim.
 Evaluate the victim and select proper
equipment.
 Stabilizes the victim, prepare & package him,
for transportation to hospital for advance
care.
 Complete a Report of patient’s condition and
the treatment given.
 Prepare the equipment for the next
emergency.
 COURSE METHODOLOGY

The course methodology is highly

participatory and allows constant interaction
between the instructors and participants.
Participants will be required to gain some
background knowledge as well as acquire
manual skills. Instructional and performance
objectives are clearly stated at the beginning
of each lesson.
 PARTICIPANTS TESTING & COURSE SCHEDULE

Unit test-1st – After lesson no. - 11th .

Unit test-2nd – After lesson no. - 23rd .
• Practical Exercise – After lesson.
• There is a mock drill Exercise - After lesson -23
• Final Practical evaluation - 50 Marks .
• Station-1 Radiation Detecting Equipment- 25 marks.
• Station-2 Practical on DRD, TLD & Pocket
dosimeter-10 Marks.
• Station-3 Practical on Decontamination -15 marks.
 CONDITIONS FOR PASSING THE COURSE

Punctual attendance at all activities (lessons,

practices and evaluations) is mandatory.
• Minimum score on unit tests is 60 % marks
Qualified for Basic CBRN course & 80% Marks
Eligible for TOT in CBRN course.
• Make-up test: - if any participant is unable to
qualify any test, He will be given a make-up
chance and he have to qualify the make-up test.
Maximum 60% marks will be given in make-up
test.
• Securing of 60% marks Qualified for Basic CBRN
course is mandatory during practical tests.
• 80% Marks Eligible for TOT in CBRN course
• Practical Exercise your team must achieve a
passing score
• All the personnel should follow the ground rules
formulated by the head of the institute or course
coordinator.
• Like: -
1. Be punctual in the class.
2.Maintain discipline.
3.Mobile phones are not allowed in the class.
 DUTIES OF FIRST RESPONDER IN
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES.
• The following steps are to be followed at the earliest by
those individuals first arriving at the scene of radiological
accident.
• Contact the emergency management agency as soon as
possible.
• Wear personal dosimeter, protective equipments.
• Restrict the area of the incident, Perform life saving rescue
and emergency first aid.
• Keep the public as far as possible from the incident scene
and any associated debris.
cont…
• Keep upwind of the incident specially where fire
is present.
• The area downwind of the flow especially smoke
and ash are involved.
• Evacuate the public from the effected area
(cleaned off).
• Remove upwind personnel as far away as
practical from incident scene.
• If medical attention is needed assist in
arrangement for medical assistance.
• If it is used for the mankind it will be very useful
otherwise it will be very harmful to the world.
• Emergency arises normally when there is a mishap due
to failure of radiation safety control or during the
(operation) handling of the source.
•  In the event of nuclear radiological emergencies, plans
are to be made in advance to avoid deterministic effect
and to minimize stochastic effect at the same. Sealed
sources of radiological materials are used in the following
field.
• Industries (generator set in high altitude area.) Narora.
• Medicine (cancer therapy,,radiation,x-ray.
• Research purpose (BARC).
• Nuclear reactors.
THANKS