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Patient Management – Decontamination
•Patient
decontamination should be performed after stabilization of the patient.
Removal of clothing usually occurs in the field, prior to transport to
the hospital.
•The
approach to decontamination as described in the slide will minimize
contamination of and exposure to attending personnel.
•If
internal contamination is suspected, take nasal swipes and 24 hour urine
and fecal collections.
•Unfamiliar
embedded objects in patient’s clothing or wounds may be radioactive
sources. Handle with long forceps, handle only briefly, and keep
distant from staff and patients until proven, with a survey meter, not
to be radioactive. If radioactive objects are recovered, they should be
placed in a lead container using tongs or forceps and then placed at a
distance from staff and patients.
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