Decontamination treatment

Site demobilization costs Disassembly, decontamination, treatment equipment, and site restoration 5,100 1,700... 

Which of the following is/are true regarding initial decontamination treatment in drug poisoning over the past 10-15 years ... 

The Army also uses the designations 0, IX, 3X, or 5X (defined in Box 3-1) to characterize and classify the agent contamination level of exposed materials. These nonanalytical designations reflect the decontamination treatment a specific waste has received. 

Cyr (1988) reported on 345 children exposed to a farmer s insecticide spraying. Sixty-seven children were transported to the local emergency department, with local decontamination treatment administered. No children were hospitalized or suffered ill effects. 

After using toxins, wash every working surface with bleach, which is an efficient decontaminant. During the experiments, disposable materials should be used that can be eliminated as a biological hazard. As proteins, these toxins are heat labile and are completely inactivated by heating at 80°C for 10 min, i.e., conditions met by most standard decontamination treatments (heat autoclave) of medical infectious waste. 

Del Rio, E., Panizo-Moran, M., Prieto, M., Alonso-Calleja, C., and Capita, R. 2007. Effect of various chemical decontamination treatments on natural microflora and sensory characteristics of poultry. International Journal of Food Microbiology 115 268-280... 

FM 3-5, 24 Jun 85 FM 8-285, 28 Feb 90 400 NBC Decontamination Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries... 

Nanotechnology may also play a role in development of non-caustic decontamination treatments. Most non-caustic decontamination chemicals exhibit slower reaction rates with agents than the caustic chemicals such as bleach or sodium hydroxide. To make up for this difference, liquid decontaminants will need to be finely and imiformly atomized to ensure efficient conversion to vapor which will facilitate penetration into all contaminated areas whereas solid, particulate decontaminants will need to be very small to allow for... 

The senior initial responder to a multicasualty event should establish the incident command system and identify areas for triage, segregation, decontamination/treatment, and staging. 

Any of these are acceptable, but a fluid that is appropriate for the type of decontamination treatment must be chosen. 

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