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  • 1Microbial Risk Assessment, Emergency Response Department, Health Protection Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, UK. joseph.egan@hpa.org.uk

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Mass decontamination exercises revealed that the re-robing stage is a significant bottleneck for the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS). Optimizing re-robing capacity is crucial for improving casualty throughput during chemical incidents.

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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Disaster Response

Background:

  • Large-scale chemical releases necessitate efficient decontamination procedures.
  • The Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) is responsible for decontaminating ambulant casualties in the UK.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze casualty movement during mass decontamination exercises.
  • To identify bottlenecks in the decontamination process.
  • To inform a computer model of the FRS decontamination component.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and detection mats to track volunteer casualties.
  • Conducted two mass decontamination field exercises.
  • Developed a computer simulation model based on exercise data.

Main Results:

  • The re-robing stage (re-dressing) was identified as a major bottleneck in both exercises.
  • Computer simulations indicated optimal re-robing capacity increases.
  • Specific capacity adjustments were proposed based on casualty throughput and shower duration.

Conclusions:

  • Increasing re-robing section capacity can significantly improve casualty throughput.
  • An additional re-robing section per mass decontamination unit is a practical enhancement for the FRS.
  • Further modeling suggests capacity needs vary with shower duration and casualty demographics.