Date of Award

Spring 2018

Degree Type

Thesis

Department

College of Nursing

Director of Thesis

Joan Culley, PhD, MPH, MS, RN, CWOCN, FAAN

First Reader

Abbas Tavakoli, DrPH, MPH, ME

Second Reader

Abbas Tavakoli, DrPH, MPH, ME

Abstract

A mass casualty exercise was performed to investigate triage and decontamination of patients exposed to an irritant gas. Nursing students participated in two groups: emergency department triage (ED) and decontamination (DECON). While participants felt overall that the experience was valuable, DECON participants had a greater interest in emergency response and were more likely to volunteer again.

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1

Last Page

15

Rights

© 2018, Ethan J Start, Joan M Culley, and Abbas Tavakoli

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