Canine Decontamination

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Emergency Management, National Veterinary Response Team. 01/12/2016This 60-minute course provides information on canine-specific factors with respect to hazardous material (hazmat) exposure, including chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR); and decontamination procedures for canines exposed to and/or contaminated with hazardous materials. It also provides human safety guidelines, decontamination systems and designs, and recommended equipment lists. This course is part of a series of veterinary medical educational modules that are available at https://www.mrc.train.org/ and searching for "veterinary." (Text) Site requires free registration.

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news