Nuclear,
biological and chemical agents are hazardous materials. NBC decontamination
procedures are based on the standard procedures used by Hazardous Materials
Emergency Response Teams across the country.
The decontamination area
is where the contamination will be systematically removed.
Selecting which decontamination
procedures to use will be contingent upon whom or what will be decontaminated,
what the contaminant is and how much contact there was with it, whether
the person being decontaminated is ambulatory or is experiencing a medical
emergency, and the resources available to perform the decontamination
procedures.
There are many possible
options for the number of steps or procedures required during the contamination
reduction process.
How in-depth the process
will be depends on the hazard, the condition of the people or equipment
in need of decontamination, and the resources available for performing
the contamination reduction process.
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