HOSPITAL RADIOLOGIC DECONTAMINATION CENTER
In 1961 the Medical Division of the Union County Civil Defense and Disastor Control organization in cooperation with the Radiology Department of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Elizabeth, N. J., developed a Hospital Decontamination Center. In addition to being a decontamination center, St. Elizabeth Hospital has become a fallout monitor station for Union County. According to the proposed procedure, upon entering the hospital, the contaminated individual would be taken to a reception room where he would be disrobed. His body would be completely checked for radiation. Clothes would be placed in a covered metal can and then taken to a storage room. The floor of the reception room should be coated with a peelable pairt so that if heavily contaminated, it can be readily removed. A floor drain should be installed to aid in decontamination, leaving the stripping of the paint as a last resort. Emergency surgical instruments, drugs, plasma, and parenteral fluids should be available in this room for treatment of any injury. From the reception area, the patient would be taken to a special shower room containing a bathtub and shower combination in a glass enclosure. After this, the radioactive patient would be taken to a specially located hospital room for observation and treatment. Heating, air conditioning, or ventilation ducts should be completely separate from those of the rest of the hospital to prevent the spread of airborne radioactivity. The radiologic treatment team may consist of 2 radiologic safety officers from the Radiology Department, 2 internists, 1 hematologist, and 1 general surgeon. (TCO)
- Research Organization:
- Medical Society of New Jersey, Hillside
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-025496
- OSTI ID:
- 4710158
- Journal Information:
- J. Med. Soc. New Jersey, Journal Name: J. Med. Soc. New Jersey Vol. Vol: 59
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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