Decontamination sodium hypochlorite

Decontamination Soap and water, or diluted sodium hypochlorite solution (0.5 percent). Drainage and secretion precautions are necessary. After invasive procedures or autopsy, decontaminate instruments and surfaces with 0.5 percent sodium hypochlorite or with a sporici Anthrax, after symptoms have became apparent, can be very deadly. Although the death rate for dermal anthrax is roughly about five to 20 percent, the fatality rate for inhalation anthrax after symptoms progress is almost always fatal, regardless of treatment. 

Decontamination Soap and water, or diluted sodium hypochlorite solution (0.5 percent). If contamination of foodstuffs is suspected, boil for ten minutes to kill toxin. Botulism is not dermally active and secondary aerosols do not endanger medical personnel. 

Decontamination Soap and water, or diluted sodium hypochlorite solution (0.5 percent). Removal of potentially contaminated clothing should be done by people in full protective clothing in an area away from non-contaminated persons. For victims with bubonic plague, drainage, and secretion procedures need to be employed. Careful treatment of buboes is required to avoid aerosolizing infectious material. For victims with pneumonic plague, strict isolation is absolutely necessary. Heat, disinfectants and sunlight renders bacteria harmless. 

If the alcoholic HTH mixture is not available, then the following decontaminants may be used instead and are listed in the order of preference Decontaminating Agent (DS2), Supertropical Bleach Slurry (STB), and Sodium Hypochlorite. 

CAUTION Due to the rapid effects of nerve agents, it is extremely important that decontamination of personnel not be delayed by attempting to blot off excessive agent prior to decontamination with sodium hypochlorite. 

At the end of the workday it is recommended that work areas be decontaminated overnight with sodium hypochlorite and thoroughly washed and that the surfaces be checked for neutrality before starting a new analysis. 

Sodium hypochlorite solution, commonly called bleach, is a light yellowish liquid with a characteristic chlorine-like odor. It is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used extensively in disinfections and decontamination procedures. It is quite stable at room temperature, but decomposes when heated forming sodium chlorate and salt. It can be easily prepared using a diaphragm cell, or by passing chlorine gas into a cold dilute sodium hydroxide solution. 

Decontamination solutions are dilute aqueous solutions of caustic or sodium hypochlorite. These solutions are used to wash (decontaminate) work areas where agent has spilled. They are also used to decontaminate a worker in PPE prior to removing the suit for disposal. Spent decontamination solution (SDS) usually contains very small amounts of the chemical agent breakdown products resulting from hydrolysis of the agent present on the surface being decontaminated. SDS is collected and stored on-site for later disposal either off-site or on-site by incineration. 

To a plastic bucket (10 L), add sodium hypochlorite solution (500 mL) and liquid soap (10 mL) and make up to two-thirds full with hot water. This solution will be used at the end of the procedure to dispose of the waste and decontaminate used equipment. 

Blister/vesicant exposure is treated primarily as a thermal burn. Sulfur mustard decontamination is limited to immediate washing of exposed skin with water or soap and water, and flushing the eyes with copious amounts of water. Avoid 0.5% sodium hypochlorite solution or vigorous scrubbing as they may cause deeper tissue penetration. Typical burn therapy is accomplished with antibiotic ointment, sterile dressing, and other supportive... 

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