First Receivers 3
First Receivers 3 : "Healthcare workers at a hospital receiving contaminated victims for treatment may be termed first receivers51 (Koenig, 2003). This group is a subset of first responders (e.g., firefighters, law enforcement, HAZMAT teams, and ambulance service personnel). However, most first responders typically act at the site of an incident (i.e., the location at which the primary release occurred). In contrast, inherent to the definition of first receivers, is an assumption that the hospital is not itself the primary incident site, but rather is remote from the location where the hazardous substance release occurred. Thus, the possible exposure of first receivers is limited to the quantity of substance arriving at the hospital as a contaminant on victims and their clothing or personal effects (Horton et al., 2003). First receivers typically include personnel in the following roles: clinicians and other hospital staff who have a role in receiving and treating contaminated victims (e.g., triage, decontamination, medical treatment, and security) and those whose roles support these functions (e.g., set up and patient tracking)". (OSHA, OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims from Mass Casualty Incidents?, 2005)
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