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Mass casualty decontamination in a chemical or radiological/nuclear incident: further guiding principles

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posted on 2023-06-09, 02:52 authored by Holly Carter, John DruryJohn Drury, G James Rubin, Richard Williams, Richard Amlôt
This short report presents a response to an article written by Cibulsky et al. (2016). The paper by Cibulsky et al. presents a useful and timely overview of the evidence surrounding the technical and operational aspects of mass casualty decontamination. It identifies three priority targets for future research, the third of which is how casualties’ needs can be met in ways that best support compliance with and effectiveness of casualty decontamination. While further investigation into behavioural, communication and privacy issues during mass decontamination is warranted, there is now a substantial body of research in this area which is not considered in detail in the succinct summary provided by Cibulsky et al. (2016). In this short report, we summarise the available evidence around likely public behaviour during mass decontamination, effective communication strategies, and potential issues resulting from a lack of privacy. Our intention is to help further focus the research needs in this area and highlight topics on which more research is needed.

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  • Published

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PLoS Currents

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2157-3999

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Public Library of Science

Issue

8

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-09-13

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-03-03

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-03-03

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