A presentation of the concept

The National Board of Health and WelfareSWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

DECONTAMINATIONAWORLD PROBLEM

ABC-GroupThe National Board of Health and WelfareThe National Rescue Services BoardThe Poison Information CentreThe Swedish National Defence Research InstituteSWEDE Swedish Emergency Disaster Equipment Ltd.SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

First report from the ABC-Group 1995

Second report from the ABC-Group 1998

DECONTAMINATION Why ? Where ? How ??SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

Why ?Chemical accidentsAttack with Chemical weaponTerror attackRadiak outletContaminated personsSWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

Where ?To avoid contamination of the whole or parts of the Health Care center.Give the medical personnel the possibility to start the treatment.At CasualtyReceiving HospitalsSWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

Where ?To avoid the transportation units to be contaminated. To give the medical-group the possibility to treat the injured. At the Scene of the IncidentSWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

How ?Washing with plenty of warm water in a warm surrounding and in a secure environment.SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

DEMANDSFlexible and mobile, be able to establish anywhere.Be able to produce warm water.Decontaminate in a warm surrounding.Decontaminate ambulant and non-ambulant at the same time.Be able to decontaminate several injured in a satisfactory decontamination chain.SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

TECHNICAL DATEMobileSelf-supportingIts own warm waterWarm surroundingAirflowThree departmentsAmbulant and Non-ambulant Cargo Decontamination unit SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

The trailer is a transport resource and a storeroom for the equipment needed for use in the Decontamination Unit

One tent on the right side of the trailer

One tent on the left side of the trailer

Different deployment alternativesOne tent to be used for ambulant casualties

Different deployment alternativesOne tent to be used for stretcher casualties

Different deployment alternativesTwo tent to be used for ambulant casualties

Different deployment alternativesTwo tent to be used for stretcher casualties

Different deployment alternativesOne tent to be used for ambulant casualties and one tent to be used for stretcher casualtiesNormal deployment

Contaminated water from the shower will be collected in inflatable collecting pools and pumped in to a 3000 m3 collecting pool.

Shower pallets to avoid ambulant casualties to stand in the waste water.

Stretcher stand to make it possibly to change stretchers

Twp lines for ambulant casualties

AirflowTaking contaminated air from clean to dirty side

+ 35+ 90Possibility for shower- or/and hot water outside the unit by a normal fire hose

6 personal on stretchers side

4 personal on ambulant side