March – April 2008
carbon monoxide (CO) detectors
AV
TH
9186
.NAT
2008
CARBON MONOXIDE: INVISIBLE KILLER
National Fire Protection Association
Quincy, MA : National Fire Protection Association, 2008.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD
(approx. 13 min.) + 1 presenter's guide (21 p.)
Program explains what generates carbon monoxide (CO)
and the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. Discusses the placement of CO
detectors on each level of the home and explains how to install, maintain and
routinely test CO detectors. A presenter's guide is included.
Format: audiovisual DVD
community emergency response teams (CERT)
123-02
2008
AMERICAN HEAT : CERT: disaster
response
Fire and Emergency Television Network (FETN)
Volume 23 (no.2) February 2008 Carrollton, TX : Trinity Workplace Learning Company, 2008.
Reading/Viewing Length: DVD
(approx. 30 min.)
In the event of a major disaster striking a community,
citizens may have to rely on each other in order to meet their immediate
life-saving and life-sustaining needs. The Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) program prepares citizen volunteers in the community to take a more
active role in personal and public safety by educating them to respond to
emergency situations that affect their communities. This program describes how
to start and organize a CERT program and covers basic training and initial
delivery. It also describes how to maintain CERT team skills through refresher
and advanced training. An instructor's guide is also included.
Format: audiovisual DVD
disasters
AV
551.3
.NAT
2008
SURVIVING A DISASTER
National Fire Protection Association
Quincy, MA : National Fire Protection Association, 2008.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD
(approx. 12 min.) + 1 presenter's guide (21 p.)
Program aims to help families prepare for either
man-made or natural disasters so they have a better chance of survival and quick
recovery. It identifies the most common types of disasters, discusses how to
create an emergency plan and how to put together an emergency supply kit. It
also discusses how to prevent important family documents from being lost or
destroyed. Includes a presenter's guide.
Format: audiovisual DVD
incident command
07-01
2007
WORKING FIRE
Working Fire Training Systems
St. Louis, MO : Spirit Sports, 2007.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD
(approx. 54 min.)
1. MULTI-FATALITY MVI, BEAUMONT, TX (7 min.) Segment
focuses on the command process, handling multiple EMS crews and critical
incident stress debriefing. 2. FALL FROM HIGH-RISE -- OR JUMP? WILMINGTON, DE (7
min.) Examines how to deal with a combative patient. 3. TRAIN VS. BUS SIMULATION
(EXPANDED SEGMENT) (16 min.) Depicts a mock train-school bus mass casualty
incident. Covers: school bus construction, tools, entry and extrication, EMS
response and medical control. 4. SUICIDE AWARENESS (12 min.) Segment provides
tips on how to deal with potential suicides. 5. KRAMER VS. KRAMER: SUICIDES AND
SAVING LIVES (3 min.) Professor/Chief (RET.) Bill Kramer probes deeply into the
area of dealing with suicides and offers questions to assist fire departments
training with suicide emergencies. 6. Includes training materials on "Train vs.
Bus Simulation" and "Suicide Awareness" in both PDF and PowerPoint format.
Format: audiovisual DVD
AV
RA
645.5
.DET
2007
HOSPITAL INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
Detrick Lawrence Corporation
Edgartown, MA : Emergency Film Group, 2007.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD
(approx. 27 min.) + 1 book ca.: var. pgs.
The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) has been
developed as a way to organize a medical facility's response to incidents that
could cause a disruption to services and safety. This program covers: the key
concepts HICS, the roles and responsibilities of the key players, the safety
zones, the role of the Decon Unit and the relationship to the National Incident
Management System (NIMS).
Format: audiovisual DVD
trench rescue
AV
RC
87.45
.DET
2006
TRENCH AND EXCAVATION RESCUE
Detrick Lawrence
Edgartown, MA : Emergency Film Group, 2006.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD
(approx. 20 min.)
Program provides Operations and Technical Level
training to firefighters, search and rescue teams and others who may respond to
a trench or excavation collapse with missing or trapped victims. It describes
competencies for each level and examines common factors leading to trench and
excavation collapses. Also covers; hazards at a collapse site, size up issues,
collapse patterns, soil types, equipment and supplies, sheeting and shoring,
victim management and terminating the incident. Also includes a 10-minute
self-test. References NFPA Standards 1670 and 1006.
Format: audiovisual DVD