HSM 320 Emergency Response to Terrorism

Ashford University - May 2016

HSM 320 Week 4 HSM 320 Emergency Response to Terrorism

Discussion 1 In a minimum of 250 - 300 words, describe the four stages of decontamination and their importance in the decontamination process. Explain at least two initial decontamination considerations, and why and when these considerations are important Decontamination The four stages of decontamination are emergency, mass, gross and technical. Proper decontamination of all exposed individuals is essential to reduce further exposure to a CBRNE mechanism of injury and prevent contaminated individuals from spreading the mechanism of injury (Maniscalco & Christen, 2006). Emergency decontamination is the rapid removal of contaminated material from an individual that has been exposed. This stage is important because it...