STEP BY STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES

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Subject = STEP BY STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES                

Folder Title = STEP-BY-STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES                                                

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                 to the litter to the overboats.                        l.ower the patient's heels onto the
                 decontaminated litter.                  Place t@ic overboots in the coritamiiiated
                 waste bag.

                                     (d) Remove the i:)atient's Personal effects.                              Remove the
                 patierit'3 personal ef facts from his protective overgarment and
                 b,3ttIL-tirL-ss uniform por@,ets.                  Place tile articles in a plastic bacj,
                 label willi patient's identification, and seal the bag. 11 tile
                 articles af a riot coiitamin@3toLi, they are returned to ilie patient.                                          If
                 il.il- articles are contaminated, place them in d contaminated 1-ioldirig
                 area until they @aii be decontaminated, their return them to the
                 pal lent

                              (3) Sif?p 4:          Removi.- the patient',5 battled,-ebb uniform.


                                     (a) Remov& ili-? cof4bat boots.                   Cut tile bout laces along
                 tile tongue.         CZer.,ove tile boots by pulling them lEiward5 you.                              Place
                 ilia boots in tlir@ c(intaminat%-d waste bag.. Oci not toucli the patient's
                 sfin witti crint4miiiated gloyeb when removiiilj liis boots.

                                     Eb,' F?emove filter L:Iuihtnq.                 Pollow the procedures for
                 cutting away tlil- protective ovL@rgermL-rit anLJ rollirig it owdy frobi ti,e
                 Po @ I on L .    I f t Fie ca5ua I t y i s wear i rig a br ass i er e , i t i s cu t be t ween
                 t he cups ; bo t h sliou I der- s t r aps ar c cu t w@ier e t ticy a t I acli t o t he L: ups
                 and are laid back off of the shoulders.                             Remove the socks and cotton
                 gloves.

                              ( '- ) Step 5           r a rig f er  the f3n t i eri t  tci a tj,ec on i      i r, at i or,
                 1 i I ter      A f ter t]iL- pat lent ' s r-lotliirig has             been cut away, Fie is
                 transferred to e csecon tamit,at ioil I i t ter or a canvas 1 1 t ter wi th a
                 plastic sheeting cover               .    'Tt@ree rieccantamiriat ion team member ' 5
                 decontaminate their gloves and Aprcin with the 5 percent clilorine
                 solut ion.        One membc-r        places li4s @iands under the smal I of ilia
                 patient ' s leg@ itid thigh!-,; a second member places his liands under
                 ilia patient ' s 51ioulders aiid supports the head a:id necy..                                  They
                 careful ly li f t the           patient using ttteis- knees, not tl,eir L,,icl@s to
                 minimize back nti-ain.                Wiiilc- the patient is eleveLe@4                    anot@ter DULUI]
                 team member removes the litter from the litter t;tatids end dr.ot6ier
                 member replaces it              wit@i a decontamination (clean) litter.                             TI)e
                 13atieeit is careful]           y lowered onto the clean litter.                          Two Llecofi
                 mt-mbers carry iti@- I          i t tpr   to the 31,.in decontamination                   s La t ion.       'I lie
                 contaminated clothing ai,d overgarpient5 a, L- I)Iaced in                                 bags and moved
                 to fee dc-c:oritaminat*-,J waste Liump.                    The dirty litters              rinsed witfi tfic
                 5 p,iicesit Lleco.iiaminatiori solution and plbced let a li                               tter %turage
                 area.        Decc)ntamisiatioti littcrq can be returned by ambula,iue to 'lie
                 maneuver uiiits.


                              (5) Stpp 6:           St@ i n Liwcat, t am i ria i i c);i .


                                     (a) Aidmait carp.              Ouring clothing rei"oval,                tile clcjtliiiig
                 ,i, ourid batic3ages,         tourniquet-,, and splints were cut 4nd left in
                 place.

                                            I ThL- aidman will replace the olij tourniquet by
                 i.ilac4rig a new tcurriiqult              1/2 to I       inch abcjve tile old one.                 Fie w i I I


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Declassified = 24-MAR-1997