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A view from inside the suit.
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The Hazardous Area Response Team

• A unit within the ambulance service providing
• skills, training and equipment for incidents
  involving hazardous materials
• clinical interventions in hazardous environments
• response to conventional incidents
• - support Command and Control
• - triage and clinical interventions
• - early logistical support for mass casualties

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The Hazardous Area Response Team

• Triggers
• Serious/Major Incident
• Fire / Explosion/Improvised explosive devices
• Intelligence led
• Major Pre-planned events
• Site specific
• CBRN/HAZMAT including STEP 123
• Transportation incidents

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HART Vehicles

• Command Control
• forward command vehicle for HART
• extensive range of technologies
• high-speed satellite internet link
• Helmet-mounted cameras
• Roof mounted camera with thermal-imaging
• On-line access to data and scientific support
• Briefing area
• Weather station

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HART Vehicles

• Light Equipment Vehicle
• Extended Duration Breathing Apparatus
• Gas Tight Chemical protection Suits
• NHS PRPS PPE
• Personal issue Civil Responder Mark 1 PPE
• Conventional and CBRN Multi Casualty treatment
  packs
• Mass-oxygen delivery system
• Limited Detection, Identification and Monitoring
  capability

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HART Vehicles

• Heavy Equipment Vehicle
• Additional supplies of consumables
• Additional conventional and CBRN treatment packs
• An additional mass-oxygen delivery systems
• PPE resilience
• First Response Units
• adapted to carry EDBA ,GTCPS and CR1 in
  addition to standard FRU equipment

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The Training
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The challenges

• Physiological stresses
• Dexterity
• Mobility
• The senses
• Fear and anxiety
• Comfort

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Thank you