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Clinical decontamination

The process where contaminated not mobile casualties are treated individually by healthcare professionals using purpose designed decontamination equipment. Also called Stretcher decontamination, casualty decontamination or non-ambulatory decontamination.

Glossary Source

JRC EU CBRNe Glossary
( EU Glossary on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive risks )
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC128863/JRC128863_01.pdf