Adam Armstrong, BA, NR-P Hazmat Technician Hazardous Materials Response Team Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Mobile: (347) 728-3466 Email (personal): squad51kmg365@gmail.com & Robin Tucker, RN Medstar Washington Hospital Center Mobile: (703) 867-9438 Email: Robin.tucker@frontier.edu __________________________________________________________________ Biographies Adam Armstrong Adam was born in Northampton, lived in Amherst, and graduated from Hampshire College, where his life in EMS started as an EMT-MAST in 1988. 26 years later, after serving in FDNY as a Hazmat Medical Specialist in the Haz-Tac Battalion and as a Tactical Paramedic in the USSS/FDNY/NYPD Dignitary Protection Unit Task Force, he is now a Hazmat Technician, Firefighter/Paramedic, and EMS Instructor with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. He applied to present at the Mass EMS Conference as an opportunity to "pay it forward" to the EMS community that gave him his start as a First Responder. Robin Tucker Robin has been an RN since 2009 and has worked at the bedside in Critical Care/ICU, Labor and Delivery, and Hospice. She is a Certified Nurse Midwife student at Frontier Nursing University and spent 10 years in the Information Technology industry prior to changing careers. __________________________________________________________________ Presentation 1 Title: Responding to Radiological/Nuclear Emergencies Does the idea of responding to an incident involving radiation scare you? What’s the difference between a radiological and a nuclear weapon? Are you trained and equipped to handle an emergency involving a radioactive emitter? We’ll take the fear out of the trefoil and make the complex simple. This interactive session will provide an overview of how to recognize and safely respond to emergencies involving radiation. Topics will include: basic chemistry, types and sources of radiation including weapons that utilize radioactive material, methods of protecting ourselves, detection and monitoring, signs and symptoms of injuries and illnesses caused by radiation exposure, decontamination, treatment, and case studies. Target Audience: BLS and ALS Providers Presentation 2 Title: EMS and Midwifery: Natural Childbirth Partnership Have you ever responded to a childbirth emergency call and there's a Midwife on scene? Whose patient is it now? What the heck is a "Doula" anyway? Planned "Out Of Hospital" births are increasing, and more parents are turning to Midwives and natural childbirth as their path for bringing children into the world. EMS traditionally has not included response involving natural childbirth in its training. Many providers have little understanding of the field of Midwifery and the roles Midwives play in the birthing process. This presentation will educate attendees in the process of natural childbirth, review emergencies that can occur in the out of hospital setting, and how Midwives can be partners, rather than adversaries, in solving OB/delivery emergencies in the out of hospital setting. Target Audience: BLS and ALS Providers Back to 2014 schedule | 
