First-responder training institute.George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. (GW) has launched its Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute (READI READI Rights for Electronic Access to and Dissemination of Information READI Response to Emergencies & Disaster Institute (George Washington University) ) at the GW Virginia Campus in Loudoun County. Established with the help of a $5 million federal appropriation, READI is a comprehensive center designed to train firefighters, emergency-medical-services (EMS) and law enforcement personnel, and public health officials--as well as other, non-traditional first responders first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency . The training takes an integrated approach to major emergencies, with a special emphasis on terrorism preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them and response. It focuses on providing emergency responders with a thorough understanding of emergency preparedness, while developing and demonstrating "best practices" for emergency personnel nationwide. Curricula are designed for working emergency and health professionals, with training components lasting a week or less. Class time is augmented with demonstrations and practice scenarios, including mock responses to nuclear, biological, radiological radiological pertaining to radiology. radiological diagnosis see radiological diagnosis. mobile radiological apparatus x-ray machines that can be moved but are not portable because of their weight. , or conventional terrorist attacks. READI can be found on the Web at www.gwu.mc.edu/c4ep. |
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