Individual decontamination of chemical warfare agents (CWA) and other dangerous compounds is the focus of this research. Individual decontamination is performed alone or with mutual help using prescribed or improvised technologies on contaminated body surfaces, protective clothes, and objects immediately after contamination. The article assesses the necessity of individual decontamination, the level of security for Czech Republic Fire and Rescue Service Units (FRS CR), and shows some of the gadgets. Protective clothes and painted steel plate contaminated with O-ethyl-S-(diisopropylaminoethyl)-methylthiophosphonate (VX), sulphur mustard, o-cresol, and acrylonitrile were tested for decontamination efficacy using various methods (sorbent, glove and sponge, two-chamber foam device, and wiping with alcohol). The methods were evaluated in terms of cost and specific user factors, such as decontamination of surfaces or materials with limited accessibility and vertical surfaces, the need for a water rinse, and toxic waste and disposal. When comparing decontamination methods utilised by FRS CR, the improvised Czech firefighter System for Individual Decontamination of Firefighters was the most successful. This improvised procedure had a high decontamination quality equivalent to commercial items for CWA and other hazardous chemicals.
Author(s) DetailsTomas Capoun
Population Protection Institute, Na Luzci 204, Lazne Bohdanec 533 41, Czech Republic.
Jana Krykorkova
Population Protection Institute, Na Luzci 204, Lazne Bohdanec 533 41, Czech Republic.
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