DECONTAMINATION Scene stealers
It’s your fi rst day attending CBRN training class. The class has Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) fi rst responders attending, including law enforcement and hospital emergency offi cials. The class instructor opens the training with the following training scenario and informs the class to respond and manage the following incident:
“The day is sunny, clear, summer with 25º C and mild winds at 4 mph (6.4 km/h) from the Southwest. Fire Department EMS Unit 1 responds to the ‘man down’ at 123 Main Street at 1600 hours. EMS 1 arrives on scene via radio at 1605 hours. At 1635 hours dispatch request status report of EMS 1, and receives no answer. Dispatch sends a Fire EMS Supervisor to location at 1640 hours. The Supervisor arrives at scene and can visualise four civilians and both medics of EMS 1are lying unconscious on the ground. After further assessment, he can see in the background at least 50 people running from the building in a panic asking for help. Supervisor calls for a HAZMAT response and dons his personal protective equipment. The HAZMAT Team arrives within 10 nerve agent called GD - SOMAN, a Chemical Weapon Agent (CWA).”
(above) RSDL packing Bracco Diagnostics (left) CBRN Victim removal from hot zone; (right) CBRN Victim removal from hot zone to outside decon Michael Sutclife
60 | CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL & NUCLEAR WARFARE | 2012/02
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