II. Indications
- Chemical Weapon Exposure
- Toxin Exposure
III. Precautions
- Rescuers should wear full Personal Protective Equipment
IV. Protocol: Step 1 - Removal of contaminated clothing and triage
V. Protocol: Step 2 - Physical Removal of contaminant within 1-2 minutes
- Preferred method for Decontamination: Shower
- Immediate rinsing with copious water and soap
- Alternatives if water not available or limited
- Dry powder: Soap detergent, earth, flour
- Wipe with wet tissue paper
VI. Protocol: Step 3 - Decontamination Agents
- M291 Resin Kit for spot Decontamination of skin
- Wallet of 6 individual Decontamination packets
- Pads impregnated with Ambergard XE-555 Resin
- Pad scrubbed over contaminated skin
- Absorbs chemical agent with carbonaceous material
- Ion exchange resin neutralizes agent
- Hypochlorite 0.5% (1:9 dilution of 5% bleach)
- Do not use full strength Hypochlorite (5%)
- Full strength increases toxicity and lowers LD50
VII. Protocol: Other Measures
- Eye Irrigation for chemical eye burn
- Eye Irrigation until Eye pH 7 with water or saline
VIII. Protocol: Certification of Decontamination
- M-8 Paper
- M-9 Tape
- M256A1 Ticket
- Chemical Agent Monitor (CAM)
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| Definition (NCI) | To rid of contamination. |
| Definition (MSH) | The removal of contaminating material, such as radioactive materials, biological materials, or CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS, from a person or object. |
| Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
| MSH | D003666 |
| SnomedCT | 409530006 |
| LNC | LA17599-4 |
| English | Decontamination, decontamination, decontamination (treatment), Decontaminate, Decontamination (from gases, chemicals, etc.), Decontamination (procedure) |
| Russian | ДЕЗАКТИВАЦИЯ, ДЕКОНТАМИНАЦИЯ, ДЕГАЗАЦИЯ, ОБЕЗВРЕЖИВАНИЕ, DEGAZATSIIA, OBEZVREZHIVANIE, DEZAKTIVATSIIA, DEKONTAMINATSIIA, OBEZZARAZHIVANIE, ОБЕЗЗАРАЖИВАНИЕ |
| Swedish | Sanering |
| Czech | dekontaminace |
| Finnish | Dekontaminaatio |
| Polish | Dekontaminacja |
| Norwegian | Dekontaminering |
| French | Décontamination |
| German | Dekontamination |
| Italian | Decontaminazione |
| Spanish | descontaminación (procedimiento), descontaminación, Descontaminación |
| Dutch | Decontaminatie |
| Portuguese | Descontaminação |
Ontology: Hypochlorite (C0122922)
| Concepts | Element, Ion, or Isotope (T196) |
| MSH | D006997 |
| Portuguese | Hipoclorito |
| Spanish | Hipoclorito |
| French | Hypochlorite |
| German | Hypochlorit |
| English | ClO, hypochlorite, clo, Hypochlorite |
| Norwegian | Hypokloritt |
| Italian | Ipoclorito |
