Patient protective wrap

With limited resources available, the major tasks of the BAS are to provide lifesaving care and to prepare the casualty for evacuation. By necessity these must be short, simple procedures. After receiving care in a low-echelon MTF, the casualty is evacuated in a clean vehicle to a higher echelon for further care. If clean vehicles are not available, the casualty may be placed in a patient protective wrap and evacuated in a dirty vehicle (see Figure 16-42 in Chapter 16, Chemical Defense Equipment). At higher echelons, the treatment area will be located in a collective protection shelter otherwise, this should be at least 100 m upwind from the receiving area. 

The patient protective wrap (PPW) is designed to protect a patient during evacuation after the BDO has been removed and the patient has received medical treatment (Figure 16-42). A patient can remain in the PPW for 6 hours. The protective mask is not needed inside the PPW, but it should be evacuated with the patient. 

The wrap protects patients from all known chemical agents for up to six continuous hours. It is a single-use item, intended for discard after use. The wrap is a sturdy lightweight 2.7kg item. Although the protective wrap is permeable to both oxygen and carbon dioxide, the rate at which carbon dioxide is produced by a typical patient exceeds the rate at which gas passes through the wrap. The patient should not be left in the wrap for longer than six hours. 

In general aluminum foil is easily tolerated by MCS patients and can be used for all sorts of purposes, even things like covering an unsafe wall or wrapping particle board. Aluminum foil could also be used for protection from electro smog, and it s better than plastic for wrapping food. 

NBC respirator, suits, gloves, and boots Casualty wraps for patients (to protect against exposure)... 

Clothing products, which include articles worn by both nursing staff and patients, have no specific requirements other than comfort and durability. In isolation wards and intensive care units, disposable protective clothing is worn to minimize cross infection. A wide range of designs in various types of nonwoven fabric is available as head coverings for male and female staff. These articles are made from composite fabrics that consist of tissue reinforced with a polyester or PP spunlaid web. SMS and wet-laid are the major nonwoven types used in sterilization wrap, laboratory coats, jackets and coveralls. 

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