Responsibilities of Euthanasia Personnel Adapted from the FAD PReP NAHEMS Guidelines Mass Depopulation and Euthanasia 2015 Operations Section Provides advice to Command level Notifies owners operators ID: 539165
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Mass Depopulation & Euthanasia
Responsibilities of Euthanasia Personnel
Adapted from the FAD
PReP
/NAHEMS
Guidelines: Mass Depopulation and Euthanasia (2015)Slide2
Operations Section
Provides advice to Command levelNotifies
owners, operators
Coordinates with:Logistics SectionDisposal GroupAppraisal GroupCompensation/Claims Unit
USDA APHIS and CFSPH
FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
Euthanasia GroupSlide3
Reports to Disease Management Branch Director/Operations Section Chief
In charge of all Euthanasia Teams and Euthanasia Team MembersEnsures
measures are implemented effectively,
personnel are familiar with proper techniquesUSDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD
PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
Group SupervisorSlide4
Additional duties include:
Determines number, type of personnel, equipment needed
Identifies training requirements
Coordinates Group activities with other groupsPrepares briefings and reports and v
erifies all
reportsUSDA APHIS and CFSPH
FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
Group
Supervisor (cont’d)Slide5
D
uties:Ensures safe, humane, effective procedures are performed
Assists Group Supervisor
Instructs and trains Team MembersAssigns tasks to Team Members
USDA APHIS and CFSPH
FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
Team LeadersSlide6
Additional duties include:
Serves as liaison to various premisesServes as technical resource for information on methods, procedures
Prepares briefings and reports
Works closely with:Appraisal GroupCompensation/Claims UnitDisposal Group
USDA APHIS and CFSPH
FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel ResponsibilitiesTeam Leaders
(cont’d)Slide7
A
ssigned to
defined area or premises
Experienced and trainedPerform euthanasia activities Work to contain and controlUSDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP
/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
Team MembersSlide8
Review hazards associated with methods used
Explain specific safety precautions, hygiene requirements
to witnesses, stakeholdersUse required PPE required Special procedures may be needed for zoonotic disease
USDA APHIS and CFSPH
FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
Hazard CommunicationSlide9
Euthanasia group works to:
Ensure
animals are appropriately housed, maintained, euthanized
Consult on animal welfare issuesMake effort to comply with counsel of APHIS Animal Welfare personnel
USDA APHIS and CFSPH
FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE
- Personnel Responsibilities
Animal Welfare IssuesSlide10
M
ultiple factors may affect safety
Size, weight of animals
Animal temperamentAnimal familiarity/comfort with humansD
angerous animals
Restraint methods/equipmentEuthanasia methods/equipment
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FAD
PReP
/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
Euthanasia Group
SafetySlide11
Arranged through National
Veterinary Stockpile (NVS)
3D
TeamsDepopulation/disposal/disinfectionProvide personnelEquipped to handle many situationsProvide own safety items and equipmentCan be quickly mobilized
USDA APHIS and CFSPH
FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
NVS 3D Teams Slide12
FAD
PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Mass Depopulation and Euthanasia (MDE) (2015)http://www.aphis.usda.gov/fadprep
MDE web-based training module
http://naherc.sws.iastate.edu/USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD
PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
For More InformationSlide13
Authors
(CFSPH):
Reneé
Dewell DVM,MSNichollette Rider, Veterinary Student
Significant contributions to the content were provided by
USDA APHIS VS:Lori P. Miller, PE
Darrel
K. Styles, DVM, PhD
USDA APHIS and CFSPH
FAD
PReP
/NAHEMS Guidelines: MDE - Personnel Responsibilities
Guidelines ContentSlide14
Acknowledgments
Development of this presentation was by the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University through funding from
the
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services
PPT Authors: Dawn Bailey, BS; Kerry
Leedom Larson, DVM,
MPH, PhD, DACVPMReviewers:
Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MPH,
DACVPM: Cheryl L. Eia, JD, DVM, MPH, Patricia
Futoma
, BS,
Veterinary Student,
Reneé
Dewell
DVM,MS