TEEX Training

2024 Volunteer Workshop - PER-320 Personal Protective Measures for Biological Events

Location:
Rose State College Student Union
6420 SE 15th St
Midwest City , OK

Date/Time:
August 03, 2024 - August 03, 2024
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Description:
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) provides emergency response trainings to people across the country.

Additional Information:

TEEX-320: Personal Protective Measures for Biological Events

Important: Volunteers must ALSO create a free TEEX student account and register for this course on the TEEX website here:  https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/Default.aspx?MO=mCourseCatalog&D=NE&C=PER320&S=315

Course Description 

Personal Protective Measures for Biological Events is a one-day course focusing on the challenges faced by first responders and clinical health care professionals in prehospital and hospital environments as they deal with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needs and potential contamination issues while dealing with highly infectious diseases.

The course provides participants with an overview of PPE and includes experiential learning activities on donning and doffing Level C PPE and technical decontamination. Additionally, participants review the different types of decontamination.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to: 

  • Identify the characteristics of specific biological pathogens or agents in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.
  • Select appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for protection from exposure to specific biological pathogens or agents when given a biological pathogen or warfare agent in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines
  • Practice donning and doffing PPE.