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(M17) “Promoting Cooperation”—A Swedish e-Learning Project Concerning Inter-Professional Cooperation during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear Disasters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2017

Gib Åhlén
Affiliation:
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden
Åsa Ljungqvist
Affiliation:
National Board of Health and Welfare, Unit for Emergency Preparedness, Stockholm, Sweden
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Abstract

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Introduction:

The aim of this project was to develop a Web-based, inter-professional education program on chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) disasters, focusing on making cooperative, on-site efforts during the initial 15 minutes after the event more effective. The program should secure that intervening personnel from the police, health, medical, and rescue services have knowledge and understanding of the initial tasks and strategies of each respective organization in case of CBRN disasters.

Methods:

Using tabletop seminars based on five scenarios, the strengths and weaknesses regarding accomplishing tasks in case of the CBRN disaster were identified for each organization. Putting further strain on each scenario, the critical levels for satisfactory accomplishment were crystallized. Based on this vital information, all cooperating authorities have, in consensus, decided on the on-site organization.

Results:

The project has promoted the development of a profound national cooperation between the police, rescue, medical, and health services. The Web-based program has made the on-site efforts more efficient, focusing on personal and third-party security, on-site organization, zoning, levels of protection, and life-saving decontamination.

Conclusions:

This program provides an increased interprofessional understanding of the responsibilities, authority, and capacities of different sectors. This pedagogical program is cost-efficient, applicable at all levels within organizations, secures that everyone receives the same information, available whenever and wherever it is needed, and adjustable. When a participant passes a level, they attain a certificate, thus providing a secure evaluation system where die employer can appreciate the employee's competence.

Type
Poster Presentations—Education and Training
Copyright
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