Aid for Decontamination of Fire and Rescue Service Protective Clothing and Equipment After Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Exposures
Author: J. R. Lawson
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 100
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Emergency first responders have been called to every recent terrorist attack in North America; their job is to assess the situation, esptablish control and attmept to rescue people threatened by the attack. This document provides the first responder with basic procedures for emergency decontamination of personal protective clothing and equipment (PPE) in the event of exposure to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) contamination. It also addresses processes for safely securing protective clothing and equipment considered unusable after a CBRN exposure.