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

Unit = VAR. BUMED

Box ID = BX303902

File Cabinet = Week-44

File Room = sep96_classified

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Lie f or e gr asp I ny il-,@ tr otiser s a t Llit? wairt and peel itig them dowii over
flie patierit's combat boats. Again, ilie trousers are cut irj aid in
removal 11 iieres@ary, cut bot!i trousers legs -blarting at tiil
anP.IL-. Kpc-p tl,E- L:tjt@ tie-3r the inside of the legs, a!oiig E[iL- in-sedm,
lo the crutch. Cut around a] I bandages, tourtiiEluc!t-3, or sp] itits.
Continue to cut up bat[, sides of the zipper to the waist and 31low
,In@! g-Arrow @t:-ir, @@iiii II,& ::ipper to drop bLLwecii Elie legs. Place
@,c4 srt3i s in li,c- d@Lui,tamittaticin uolution. Peel of a I 1 0.4 t lie
i Ltj e r tie I ve@. to di oj to the yi c,Lliid. Have Lite patietit step out of
Place the trciusl-i s iri Llie
,lie r uu-.@c-r l@ij7, at a timt-.
roritaininated di4l)f)-SAI bag.

ti Have ttil i(idiviriual remove liis cotton glove
!irit-rs to rejuc.t- itic- possibi lity cif spreading coiiiamiriatioii. He
ijt-a-jp@. (lie @teel of unit glove I iiier with the other yloved haiicf;
peelititj ilie glovc- off r.)f liar,r4. Hold the removed glove by the
iti,.jd-e @.iLJ gra-.p tlil, hf.-el of the other glove, peel ing it off of his
li,ijic2. ' Place butli gloves in LliL- contaminated waste bati.

c Plocc the casualty's persuviel effects in a
c.lt:zs:i bdg an,J label witti 11-iL- pati,--rit'5 identification. I f they tre
iiot contaminated, returit ttir.-m tri Iiim. If his personal effect-, are
contaminated , place the bagged items in the contaminated storage
are@ uiitll they call be decontaminated, then returii them to the
individual.

t i I Steo 6' Cliecl,, Pat ient for content 1011 . A f ter the
;iatient'5 overoarmlrits liavl- been removed, check his battledres3
uiii form by usi,ig MB detec t iort paper or the CAM. Carefully 5Urvey
all areas of the liati&nt's clothing, paying particular attention to
di scolc)red areas on the uni form, damp spots, tedr 5, )tid ar cas arour@d
the neck, wrist, ears, and dres%ings, splints, or tourniquets.
Remove b@)ots !.)y using the 0.5 percent chlorine 5olutiori, using the
pads froin the M291 kit, or the wipes from the M25SAI kit or cutting
away the contaminated area. Always dip the 5cissors in the 5
percent cliloririe soluticiri after each cut. Recheck the area with the
detection material.

(g) Step 7: Oecatiteminate the patient's skills

I U3e the pads I rum tvie M291 VI t . the wipes from ilie
M2Sr3AI i@ I t , or the P).S plrcent chlor ine solut ion to spot
decontaminate ex poster neck and wr ist ar eas, other areas where the
protective ove@garmen' was damaged, dressings, bandages, or splint-h.

2 Have thL- Individual holu4 liis breath and close hill
eyes. Have him or assist him in lifting his mask at ttil- chin.
Without getting dl-con solution ir%to the patient's eyes and mouth,
carefully wipe his face quickly from below the top of one ear being
careful to wipe all fo!cjs of the skin, top of the upper lip, chin,
dimples, ear lobes, aoid iiose, up the other side of t@te face to ti@e
top of the other ear. Wipe the inside of the mask where it touclies
the face. Have the patient reseal and check his mask.

ih) Step 82 Remove bon6ages and tourniquets. Our I nc3

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Document 12 f:/Week-44/BX303902/STEP-BY-STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES/step by step casualty decontamination procedures:03249710420010
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-44
Box ID = BX303902
Unit = VAR. BUMED
Parent Organization = BUMED
Folder Title = STEP-BY-STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = STEP BY STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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