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Principles of Decontamination
Principles of Decontamination
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Principles of Decontamination
Objectives
• Define contamination and decontamination
• Differentiate between the concepts of exposure and contamination
• Identify the different types of contaminants and routes of contamination
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Principles of Decontamination
Objectives
• Identify the physical and chemical methods of decontamination
• Describe the Hazard Control Zones • Identify three levels of PPE and Special
Equipment for decontamination• List health care considerations for
handling a contaminated patient
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Principles of Decontamination
Case PresentationJanuary 6, 2005
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Principles of Decontamination
Case Presentation
• 8 people die, many more exposed when a train carrying chlorine crashed, rupturing one of its tankers and releasing the toxic gas into the air.
• There were at least three hazardous chemicals on the train but officials were most concerned about the chlorine gas, which affects respiratory and central nervous systems. It can damage the throat, nose, eyes and can cause death.
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Principles of Decontamination
Case Presentation
• Decontamination sites set up at nearby schools. Officials did not know how many people had been decontaminated at USC-Aiken and Midland Valley High School.
• At the university, two tents were set up. In one tent, people exposed to the chemicals removed their clothes and were washed down.
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Principles of Decontamination
Case Presentation
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Principles of Decontamination
Case Presentation
• They then moved to a second tent where they were given medical attention. Some were sent to the hospital.
• The process involved giving people fluid and oxygen to clear airways and showers to remove chemical residue.
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Principles of Decontamination
Case Presentation
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Principles of Decontamination
A Different Scenario
• March 19, 1995, in a crowded Tokyo subway station, religious fanatics set off a Sarin gas bomb.
• Hundreds of people were exposed, covered with the residue and breathing in this toxic gas
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Principles of Decontamination
A Different Scenario
• 80% of the exposed victims ran to the nearest ED
• 100/472 healthcare workers showed signs of exposure and had to be treated-one was hospitalized
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Principles of Decontamination
A Different Scenario
• Most do not wait
• This is why you need to know the basics, because you could be one of those healthcare workers!
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Principles of Decontamination
Contamination
Contamination is any form of hazardous material that physically remains on people, animals, or objects.
Forms of contaminants include:• solids • liquids• gases
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Principles of Decontamination
Exposure
Exposure means that a person has been subjected to a toxic or harmful physical agent through any route of entry into the body
Several routes of entry into the body:• Skin absorption• Ingestion• Inhalation• Injection • Open wound contact
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Principles of Decontamination
Exposure vs. Contamination
• a person who has been contaminated has not necessarily been exposed.
• The term exposure is used to distinguish between simple contact and a contact with the potential of causing harm or sickness.
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Principles of Decontamination
Contamination Routes
• Direct Contamination occurs through direct contact with the contaminant.
• Cross Contamination occurs when an uncontaminated (“clean”) person or thing comes into direct contact with a contaminated (“dirty”) person, animal or object.
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Principles of Decontamination
Contamination Routes
• Surface
• Permeation
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Principles of Decontamination
Contamination Routes
Permeation toxicity is determined by:
• Contact Time
• Concentration
• Temperature
• Physical State
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Principles of Decontamination
Decontamination
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Principles of Decontamination
Decontamination
• Decontamination is the process of reducing and preventing the spread of contaminants from a hazardous materials scene.
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Principles of Decontamination
Decontamination
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Principles of Decontamination
Physical Decontamination
• Physical decontamination involves physically removing contaminant from the contaminated person or object.
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Principles of Decontamination
Chemical Decontamination
• The process of removing or reducing the threat from a specific contaminant by rendering it less harmful through a chemical change
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Principles of Decontamination
Hazard Control Zones
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Principles of Decontamination
PPE
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Principles of Decontamination
Special Equipment
• Positive and Negative Pressure Rooms
• Fixed Ventilation Systems
• Safety Showers
• Eyewash Stations
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Principles of Decontamination
Health Care Considerations
• Patient should be fully decontaminated prior to transportation to a medical facility
• Receiving medical staff should be notified when handling a contaminated patient• Patient should be wrapped in disposable fabric bags
to prevent spread of any remaining contaminants• Fatalities should be handled with same decon
procedures
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Principles of Decontamination
• Health care facility-based decontamination is markedly different from field operations
• Health care workers are faced with medical emergencies in potentially contaminated patients
• Ambulatory patients are unlikely to wait for hazardous materials teams for transport
Health Care Considerations
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Principles of Decontamination
• OSHA has specified that health care facility personnel decontaminating patients must be trained to operations level
Health Care Considerations
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Principles of Decontamination
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