Lieutenant Austin Fire Department Austin, Texas, United States
Mass decontamination is a major challenge to first responders of all agencies. For fire departments, mass decontamination has meant large volumes of water and difficulty getting people to utilize that decontamination. What if Mass Decontamination was easier on the patients but just as effective? What if fire departments didn't have to wait to set up large flow master streams? What if we could get the patients that are actually exposed to definitive medical care in a significantly shorter time frame? Dry Mass Decontamination can have exposed patients deconned and receiving medical treatment in a significantly shorter period of time due to the speed of this system. This is a system that can be used by anyone.
Learning Objectives:
Define Dry Mass Decon
List the steps of dry mass decon
List the steps of dry mass decon for non-ambulatory patients