Wireless Information System For Emergency Responders

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Wireless Information System For Emergency
Responders April 30, 2003
Specialized Information Services (SIS)
In cooperation with Next Century Corporation
8101 Sandy Spring Road Laurel, MD 20707 Phone
301.939.2600 Fax [phone] www.nextcentury.co
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Background

• Current chemical incident First Responder and
  HAZMAT Specialist challenges include
• Lack of integrated data source. Need to
  reference multiple sources of data at the
  incident scene due to conference and context
  factors.
• Paper (Reference volumes, manuals, etc)
• Electronic (Page Turning CDs, Telephone)
• Lack of Decision Support
• Lack of Workflow Support
• Existing mobile solutions are not adequate

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WISER

• Palm PDA Prototype
• 44 Substances, Data from HSDB
• Demonstration Two scenarios
• Known substance
• Unknown substance

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Scenario 1

• Highway cargo tank overturned

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Situation Overview

• User Officer-in-Charge from first engine on
  scene
• Non-pressurized tanker overturned and leaking
• Driver splashed with substance, sitting away from
  vehicle, may have ingested
• Small fire from tanker engine

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Response

• Identify
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Assess
• Key Information
• Act
• Treat patient
• Evacuate area
• Fire response
• Followup
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Scenario 2

• Warehouse Chemical Spill

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Situation Overview

• User HazMat specialist. First responders have
  already evacuated area
• Unmarked leaking barrel
• Colorless liquid
• Workers exposed. Symptoms
• Nausea
• Headache
• Coughing
• Low body temperature
• No fire but hot day and no air conditioning

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Response

• Identify
• Unknown substance
• Assess
• Key Information
• Act
• Provide technical information to Incident
  Commander
• Ventilate and cool area

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WISER

• Wireless connected mode
• Standalone disconnected mode

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NLM/SIS

• Bijan Mashayekhi
• [phone]
• Bijan_mashayekhi_at_nlm.nih.gov