How to Perform Patient Decontamination: A Picture Guide

• 2023

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• Emily Starke; Erika Cheung

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This booklet is a guide for safely cleaning children in emergencies. It provides instructions for medical staff and includes pictures and simple instructions to help kids understand the process. Caregivers should stay with their children, helping them undress and shower under supervision. The book provides step-by-step guidance on washing different body parts, using soap, and rinsing off contaminants. It emphasizes being gentle, patient, and supportive throughout the process. After decontamination, children receive blankets or gowns to prevent hypothermia before moving on for medical checks by doctors at the hospital entrance.

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Focus Areas: CBRNE; Everyday Emergency

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Decontamination; Emergency Medical Services; Hospitals, Pediatric; Patient Care Team; Pediatrics; Emergency Responders

Institutions: Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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