Post on 15-Jan-2016
A presentation of the conceptA presentation of the concept
The National Board of Health and WelfareThe National Board of Health and Welfare
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DECONTAMINATIONDECONTAMINATIONAA
WORLD PROBLEMWORLD PROBLEM
ABC-GroupABC-Group• The National Board of Health The National Board of Health
and Welfareand Welfare• The National Rescue Services The National Rescue Services
BoardBoard• The Poison Information CentreThe Poison Information Centre• The Swedish National Defence The Swedish National Defence
Research InstituteResearch Institute• SWEDE Swedish Emergency SWEDE Swedish Emergency
Disaster Equipment Ltd.Disaster Equipment Ltd.
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First report First report from the ABC-from the ABC-
Group 1995Group 1995
Second report Second report from the from the
ABC-Group ABC-Group 19981998
DECONTAMINATION DECONTAMINATION
??• Why ?Why ?
• Where ?Where ?
• How ?How ?
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Why ?Why ?ContaminatedContaminated personspersons
• Chemical accidentsChemical accidents
• Attack with Attack with Chemical weaponChemical weapon
• Terror attackTerror attack
• Radiak outletRadiak outlet
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Where ?Where ?At CasualtyAt Casualty
Receiving HospitalsReceiving Hospitals• To avoid To avoid
contamination of contamination of the whole or parts the whole or parts of the Health Care of the Health Care center.center.
• Give the medical Give the medical personnel the personnel the possibility to start possibility to start the treatment.the treatment.
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Where ?Where ? At the Scene At the Scene
of the of the IncidentIncident
• To avoid the To avoid the transportation transportation units to be units to be contaminated. contaminated.
• To give the To give the medical-group medical-group the possibility to the possibility to treat the injured.treat the injured.
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How ?How ?Washing with plenty of warm water in a warm Washing with plenty of warm water in a warm
surrounding and in a secure environment.surrounding and in a secure environment.
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DEMANDSDEMANDS• Flexible and mobile, be able to establish Flexible and mobile, be able to establish
anywhere.anywhere.
• Be able to produce warm water.Be able to produce warm water.
• Decontaminate in a warm surrounding.Decontaminate in a warm surrounding.
• Decontaminate ambulant and non-Decontaminate ambulant and non-ambulant at the same time.ambulant at the same time.
• Be able to decontaminate several injured Be able to decontaminate several injured in a satisfactory decontamination chainin a satisfactory decontamination chain ..
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TECHNICAL DATETECHNICAL DATE Cargo Cargo DecontaminationDecontamination unit unit
• MobileMobile• Self-supportingSelf-supporting• Its own warm waterIts own warm water• Warm surroundingWarm surrounding• AirflowAirflow• Three departmentsThree departments• Ambulant and Non-ambulantAmbulant and Non-ambulant
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The trailer is a transport The trailer is a transport resource and a storeroom for the resource and a storeroom for the equipment needed for use in the Decontamination Unitequipment needed for use in the Decontamination Unit
One tent on the right side of the trailerOne tent on the right side of the trailer
One tent on the left side of the trailerOne tent on the left side of the trailer
Different deployment alternativesDifferent deployment alternatives
One tent to be used for ambulant casualties One tent to be used for ambulant casualties
Different deployment alternativesDifferent deployment alternatives
One tent to be used for stretcher casualtiesOne tent to be used for stretcher casualties
Different deployment alternativesDifferent deployment alternatives
Two tent to be used for ambulant casualtiesTwo tent to be used for ambulant casualties
Different deployment alternativesDifferent deployment alternatives
Two tent to be used for stretcher casualtiesTwo tent to be used for stretcher casualties
Different deployment alternativesDifferent deployment alternatives
One tent to be used for ambulant casualties and one tentOne tent to be used for ambulant casualties and one tentto be used for stretcher casualtiesto be used for stretcher casualties
Normal deploymentNormal deployment
Contaminated water from the shower will be collectedContaminated water from the shower will be collectedin inflatable collecting pools and pumped in to a 3000 m3 in inflatable collecting pools and pumped in to a 3000 m3 collecting pool. collecting pool.
Shower pallets to avoid ambulant casualties to stand inShower pallets to avoid ambulant casualties to stand inthe waste water.the waste water.
Stretcher stand to make it possibly to change stretchersStretcher stand to make it possibly to change stretchers
Twp lines for ambulant casualtiesTwp lines for ambulant casualties
AirflowAirflowTaking contaminated air from clean to dirty sideTaking contaminated air from clean to dirty side
+ 35°+ 35°+ 90°+ 90°
Possibility for shower- or/and hot water outside the unit by a Possibility for shower- or/and hot water outside the unit by a normal normal fire hosefire hose
6 personal on 6 personal on stretchersstretchers side side
4 personal on ambulant side4 personal on ambulant side