Hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident readiness among prehospital care professionals in the State of Qatar

Hassan Farhat; James Laughton; Padarath Gangaram; Kawther El Aifa; Mohamed Chaker Khenissi; Ouissem Zaghouania; Moncef Khadhraoui; Imed Gargouri; Guillaume Alinier

doi:10.1080/23779497.2022.2069142

Hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident readiness among prehospital care professionals in the State of Qatar

Hassan Farhat^*, James Laughton, Padarath Gangaram, Kawther El Aifa, Mohamed Chaker Khenissi, Ouissem Zaghouania, Moncef Khadhraoui, Imed Gargouri, Guillaume Alinier

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This study aimed to determine whether the Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service (HMCAS) personnel fulfil the pre-hospital readiness requirements for hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (HazMat-CBRN) incidents. This cross-sectional study performed an online assessment of non-specialist paramedics’ behaviour and knowledge about HazMat-CBRN incident management, followed by a ‘HazMat-CBRN incident management’ course with pre-and post-activity assessments. The validity and reliability of the knowledge assessment questions were also tested. The pre-and-post course assessement responses revealed certain deficiencies in staff knowledge. The multiple linear regression and paired groups t-test demonstrated that this was rectified after the training intervention. The results indicate that the implemented course helped HMCAS staff acquire a satisfactory level of knowledge to ensure their readiness for safe and effective responses to potential HazMat-CBRN incidents in Qatar.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	24-36
Number of pages	13
Journal	Global Security: Health, Science and Policy
Volume	7
Issue number	1
Early online date	5 May 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23779497.2022.2069142
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ambulance
HazMat-CBRN
exposure
knowledge
training

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Farhat, H., Laughton, J., Gangaram, P., El Aifa, K., Khenissi, M. C., Zaghouania, O., Khadhraoui, M., Gargouri, I., & Alinier, G. (2022). Hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident readiness among prehospital care professionals in the State of Qatar. Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, 7(1), 24-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/23779497.2022.2069142

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Farhat, H, Laughton, J, Gangaram, P, El Aifa, K, Khenissi, MC, Zaghouania, O, Khadhraoui, M, Gargouri, I & Alinier, G 2022, 'Hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident readiness among prehospital care professionals in the State of Qatar', Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 24-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/23779497.2022.2069142

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