Re: Treatment of Contaminated Personnel

["Peter Skeels" <pskeels@REHS.rutgers.edu>]

While working at a research reactor facility that was being 
decommisioned, we ran into the same problems.  Even though we 
had a good relationship with the emergency services personnel, 
they still perceived the risk to radiation was too much for them to 
overcome.  Our company needed to train us in emergency 
response as well as one of us as an EMT.  We would package the 
patient in the rad area, and then survey the exterior of the patient as 
best we could.  The hospital had a set up for a hazmat room and we 
would work with the nurses and doctors until we were able to survey 
the patients entire body and decon as neccessary.  Afterwards, we 
would survey and decon the room, equipment and ambulance.  Even 
the injuries that occured in the hottest areas on site were handled 
the same way.

I found that if the HP/First Responder kept their cool, then everyone 
else would follow suit.
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