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AWR-118 Biological Incidents Awareness
This course provides a brief overview of biological incidents that have occurred; biological agents that are naturally occurring, could be accidentally released, or could be used deliberately; the typical course of disease and how that may vary in a deliberate incident; an overview of biological agents as terrorist weapons; and methods of protection from biological agents (with an emphasis on protection using methods and equipment readily available to emergency responders and the general public). This course can be considered an introductory course to Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents (PER-220).
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The primary target audience for the Direct Delivery version of this course includes: Public health officials Emergency responders: police, fire, emergency management and emergency medical services personnel and planners Personnel from governmental agencies who may become involved in a biological incident The secondary target audience for the Train-the-Trainer version of this course includes: Public officials Business representatives City leadership Shopping center officers Transportation workers and managers Security guards Educators Large companies School leaders School nurses Prosecutors Utilities personnel Sanitation supervisors Healthcare professionals Individuals in other civic roles Public works personnel
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