Mr. Pakorn Patimetha P Squared LLC Bound Brook, New Jersey, United States
The increase in fentanyl overdose and exposure incidents in the United States has subsequently resulted in Hazmat Teams being requested to assist with incidents involving fentanyl. Narcotics based incidents are unique from most traditional Hazmat encounters as street drugs are rarely pure. The variety and concentration of cutting agents in the mixture will pose a challenge for most traditional hazmat tools to correctly identify. This training will review the physical properties of common street drugs as well as emergence of novel psychoactive substances and how they are encountered in the field. We will review the strength and weaknesses of the various field detection technologies for narcotic testing. Upon completion of this training, the students will be able to incorporate various detection tools to accurately identify narcotic substances in the field.
Learning Objectives:
The participants will be able to conduct hazards assessment of scenes containing suspected (Overdose, synthesis and mill) select the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment and classify hazards level.
The participants will be able to select the appropriate detection technologies to detect and accurately identify fentanyl in the field. Review the limitations of FT-IR, Raman, Colorimetric, Assay, and GC-MS.
Participants will be able to recognize the FT-IR absorbance peaks for fentanyl in various adulterant and the color test result that indicate the positive result for fentanyl.
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