Emergency Preparedness
II.
Chemical Decontamination Algorithm for Chemical Decontamination in a Hospital Setting
Initial Triage
Activate Emergency Management Plan and Hospital Decontamination Protocols
Event (HOTZone)
Notification From the Field or Patient Self Presentation
Is There a Life Threatening Condition?
Consider Life Saving Treatment and/or Medications
Yes
No
Patient to Decontamination Area
Decontamination Required?
Patient to Treatment Area
Yes
No
Decontamination Triage
Assisted Decontamination
Self Decontamination
WARM Zone
Patient Undresses Self in Area Providing Privacy
Undress Patient Providing Privacy
COLD Zone
Collect Belongings and Preserve Evidence
Staff Collects Belongings & PreservesEvidence
Patient Self Decontaminates
Redress Patient with Clean Covering
Decontaminate Patient
Secondary Triage
Yes
Decontamination Adequate?
No
Treatment Area
Repeat Decontamination in a Secondary Decontamination Station
Admit
Discharge
Transfer
Note: This document is not intended to stand alone but is part of an overall emergency management plan for decontamination. This algorithm is a general decontamination guide and should be customized to meet unique decontamination needs of the facility and the CBRNE event.
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