Rick was able to stick around and educate us on another subject. We discussed the topic of what happens when someone goes down. There are a tons of take-aways from this to throw into the discussion ring.

5:15 Navigating Back Up Teams

• 6 minutes and 20 seconds until backup team arrives (in most scenarios)
• The Back Up team could be sitting back at decon which could delay arrival
• Time is the enemy, air is free, and some people don’t have enough technicians to have “back up” teams.
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13:45 Common Sense Approach To Back Up Teams

• Completing definitions for “entry team” and “backup team”
• Developing better roles and procedures for emergency rescues
• Organizing decon rescue teams and backup teams
• Operation vs Technician level in backup team strategy
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