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                                                

Parent Organization = BUMED       

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Box ID = BX303902

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                   -company or hospital for treatment may be evacuated in his protective
                   over garments and mask by any ava i lsble tr a tispor t at ion; such as a
                   person with a firoven ;it-m. However, befor-e evacuation, spot removal
                   of all thickened agents from his protective clothing will be
                   a cc omp I i -,heti.  For imbulatury patients requiring treatment at tlil-
                   SAS, complete Liecuniamination will be accomplished. A member of the
                   clecon Eeint nat ion team or o I her ambu I at or y pat i en is wt II ass I st in th.e
                   clothing i-emoval arid 3ki:i cjec:ontemination of these casualties.
                   Pandage scissors are u-3ed iii this procedure; t@iey                          mre return      'od to
                   t@ie container of 5 p-erretit chlorine solution when                          riot irt use.

                               (1) AmbtiliLc)ry pAtiL-iits cati be treated in                    [Fe r,3ntamiiiated
                   treatment area and returned to partial duty.

                               fl@) Upt3ti removal        of an ambulatory patient'              -, clotfitrig, lit-
                   13-zcomes   a litter patient.              If the BAS and Decon Si            te (OCS) do riot
                   have clothir@g to replace              those cut off during the decontamination
                   prc)cest5, the pmtietit must be placed in a patient protective wrapi
                   (PPW) for protection dur-iiig evacuation.

                                     i I ) C; 1 .2p 1 '   IR-move I uAd bear i ncl ents i @)men i           Remove klie
                   )U@(i @JeAririy      E-Llijiljmetit (I.BF) @jy unfabteni.,.g/utibuttoniilrj              g I I
                   corinec t or s or t i L- s t r Film ; i lien @) I ar-e t lie LBE i n t o a p I a -.6 t   ic bdg.
                   Plac.e the plastic bAg it,             the desigT@ateLi storage area.

                                     ib) Sic-r, 2:        t3t-confami,iate the        Pati@nt'@ ma5l' and l,oud.

                                            I 13pnLi patl@lit to rlotii2nq removRI station. After
                   the patient has been triagctci -sfid treated (i                    f nLce5s3ry) lie walks to
                   the clothing ro!ninval Station.

                                              Oecoiiiaminate arid remove              most, Iloo,J.

                                                  !@.Sponge down the front. sides, arid top of tlle
                   hood with a 0.5 per-cent chlorine solution. Remove ttie hood by
                   cutting the M6A2 liuod (Figure 1-4) or where possiblt- with tlil- Oui,:t
                   Doll Hood or differ floods. by loo5eniny the hood from tiie m,3bl
                   attachment points.             L:3efort, cutting the hood, dip [lie -sci-b@iors in tl,F-
                   5 Percent chloi-ine soltitio:i.               E3egin by LlJtting the                    corj, zipper
                   cord, and the small striti@, under                  l@ie volt:emitter.          N'e,.f , rllease Ur
                   ctit fire hood slit.,Lilcier -str4i)S Allti UflZip the hood ip,,jer .                    Proceed by
                   t-ittijicj the IIUUCI LJPWal (1, CID@E to the filter inlet cover                          arid eye
                   outs,2ri-,,. to Llie top of t@-P eyL' outset t, across t@ie foi-E!Iiet3ti to the
                   t,u[Tr et!gl of t@,-r ric%t ey,.- outlier t .             Proceed dowiiwarli tuward E!te
                   p,iticiit '-, houlLitr -,Enyjii(I clo@" to the eye lens and fi I ter it@let,
                   thcef) dCrU-,!3 !lie lcjw-r f)ai I L)f t!)@ VOIL*Mitter to Ilic ;,Il@per.                        Af ter
                   t4i -@;ii iitj Llicz @L i @-,,,r -. in thp 5 licr cent ctilor ine @t)) u E ion aga i,i, cii I
                   t!io Li,,ud   from ti,e t:eiitpr cif iF,@ sorehead over the top of the licac?.
                   Anti tL'Itl   the r-.cjlit 4i.ti , i,3!,t gifts of the lit3od away from ifie
                                  held, rumt)ving tfte hood.

                                                  b F)ecLintaminate the protective m@@!@ Arid
                   ilidiviClUal'S fdLW tjy u-sirly the pac3-3 from the M4'91 I.it, ilie wipes
                   fr,)m tl,e M25f3AI I.It, or            ttic 0.5 percent chlorine solution.                    Wipe til@
                   e.tt-r:,31 parts of the map,, cover both ma:sk air inlet5 witli gauzl r.)r

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Box ID = BX303902
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Folder Title = STEP-BY-STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES
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Subject = STEP BY STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 24-MAR-1997