Human decontamination

Los Angeles World Airports have put in place a contingency plan to disinfect up to 10,000 persons who might have been exposed to biological or chemical substances.Most hospitals in the United States are prepared to handle a large influx of patients from a terrorist attack.

From a planning perspective it must be remembered that first responders in Level A or B personal protective equipment (PPE) will have a limited working duration, typically 20 minutes to 2 hours.

Exercises are of three types: Collaboration among various levels of authority, and among various countries, is required to address bioterror threats, because contamination knows no boundaries.

Thus organizations such as NATO, bring together member countries to practice how to contain an outbreak, setup quarantine facilities, and care for displaced persons.

[4] "Dofficers" (Decontamination officers in the "doffing" or disrobing area) are often police or military personnel, ready to handle potentially unruly persons who refuse to cooperate with first responders.

The Belfast Telegraph describes such a situation: See also [5] Battalion Chief Michael Farri: Radioactive contamination can enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, absorption, or injection.

[citation needed] Successfully used on Harold McCluskey, chelation therapy and other treatments exist for internal radionuclide contamination.