Patients must be monitored by using a radiac meter (AN/VDR2, AN/PDR27, or AN/PDR77) before, during, and after each step of the decontamination procedure.
G-16. Decontaminate a Litter Nuclear-Contaminated Patient
_a._ =Remove patient's personal effects.= Patient decontamination team members remove the patient's personal effects and place them in a plastic bag. Place plastic bag in a clean holding area.
_b._ =Remove patient's clothing.= Patient decontamination team members remove the patient's outer clothing as described for chemical agent patients. Do not remove bandages, tourniquets, or splints. Move the patient to a clean litter. Place the patient's contaminated clothing in a plastic bag and move the bagged clothing to the contaminated waste dump.
Patients arriving at the MTF in MOPP will only have their MOPP removed. They can remain in their BDU unless contamination is found on it.
_c._ =Spot decontaminate patient's skin.= Wash exposed skin surfaces with soap and warm water. Wash the hair with soap and warm water, or clip the hair and wash the scalp with soap and warm water.
_d._ =Transfer patient to hot line.= Move the patient to the hot line. Two trauma specialists from the clean side of the hot line move the patient into the clean treatment area.
G-17. Decontaminate an Ambulatory Nuclear-Contaminated Patient
_a._ =Remove patient's personal effects.= Have the patient remove his personal effects and place them in a plastic bag.
_b._ =Remove patient's outer clothing.= Have the patient remove his outer clothing (or have a decontamination team member assist him). Place his contaminated clothing in a plastic bag and move the bagged clothing to the contaminated waste dump.
Patients arriving at the MTF in MOPP will only have their MOPP removed. They can remain ambulatory in their BDU unless contamination is found on it.
_c._ =Spot decontaminate patient's skin.= Have the patient wash his exposed skin surfaces with soap and warm water. Wash his hair with soap and water, or clip the hair and wash the scalp with soap and water.
_d._ =Transfer patient to hot line.= Direct the patient to move to the hot line. Decontaminate his boots by stirring the shuffle pit contents with his feet before he crosses into the clean treatment area.