1. A presentation of the concept

2. The National Board of Health and Welfare SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

3. DECONTAMINATIONA WORLD PROBLEM

4. ABC-Group The National Board of Health and WelfareThe National Board of Health and Welfare The National Rescue Services BoardThe National Rescue Services Board The Poison Information CentreThe Poison Information Centre The Swedish National Defence Research InstituteThe Swedish National Defence Research Institute SWEDE Swedish Emergency Disaster Equipment Ltd.SWEDE Swedish Emergency Disaster Equipment Ltd. SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

5. First report from the ABC- Group 1995

6. Second report from the ABC- Group 1998

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

8. Why ? Contaminated persons persons Chemical accidentsChemical accidents Attack with Chemical weaponAttack with Chemical weapon Terror attackTerror attack Radiak outletRadiak outlet SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

9. Where ? At Casualty Receiving Hospitals To avoid contamination of the whole or parts of the Health Care center.To avoid contamination of the whole or parts of the Health Care center. Give the medical personnel the possibility to start the treatment.Give the medical personnel the possibility to start the treatment. SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

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

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

12. DEMANDS Flexible and mobile, be able to establish anywhere.Flexible and mobile, be able to establish 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- ambulant at the same time.Decontaminate ambulant and non- ambulant at the same time. Be able to decontaminate several injured in a satisfactory decontamination chain.Be able to decontaminate several injured in a satisfactory decontamination chain. SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

13. TECHNICAL DATE Cargo Cargo Decontamination unit Decontamination 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 SWEDISH EMERGENCY DISASTER EQUIPMENT

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

16. One tent on the right side of the trailer

17. One tent on the left side of the trailer

18. Different deployment alternatives One tent to be used for ambulant casualties

19. Different deployment alternatives One tent to be used for stretcher casualties

20. Different deployment alternatives Two tent to be used for ambulant casualties

21. Different deployment alternatives Two tent to be used for stretcher casualties

22. Different deployment alternatives One tent to be used for ambulant casualties and one tent to be used for stretcher casualties Normal deployment

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

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

25. Stretcher stand to make it possibly to change stretchers

37. Twp lines for ambulant casualties

38. Airflow Taking contaminated air from clean to dirty side

39. + 35° + 90° Possibility for shower- or/and hot water outside the unit by a normal fire hose

40. 6 personal on stretchers side

41. 4 personal on ambulant side