NFPA® 473 Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents 2013 Edition

Chapter 1 Administration

1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 CDC Categories A, B, and C

Chapter 2 Referenced Publications

2.1 General
2.2 NFPA Publications
2.3 Other Publications
2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections (Reserved)

Chapter 3 Definitions

3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
3.3 General Definitions

Chapter 4 Competencies for Hazardous Materials/WMD Basic Life Support (BLS) Responder

4.1 General
4.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Incident
4.3 Competencies — Planning the Response
4.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response
4.5 Reporting and Documenting the Incident
4.6 Compiling Incident Reports

Chapter 5 Competencies for Hazardous Materials/WMD Advanced Life Support (ALS) Responder

5.1 General
5.2 Competencies — Analyzing the Hazardous Materials Incident
5.3 Competencies — Planning the Response
5.4 Competencies — Implementing the Planned Response
5.5 Competencies — Terminating the Incident

Chapter 6 Competencies for Advanced Life Support (ALS) Responders Assigned Mission-Specific Responsibilities

6.1 General.
6.2 Mission-Specific Competencies: Advanced Life Support (ALS) Responder Assigned to a Hazardous Materials Team.
6.3 Mission-Specific Competencies: Advanced Life Support (ALS) Responder Assigned to Provide Clinical Interventions at Hazardous Materials/WMD Incident.
6.4 Mission-Specific Competencies: Advanced Life Support (ALS) Responder Assigned to Treatment of Smoke Inhalation Victims.

Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Toxicity Analysis and Antidote Tables
Annex C Informational References
Index