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External Contamination - Animation
Contamination
External Contamination
Full Body
Partial Body
Wound Contamination with Radioactive Shrapnel
Internal Contamination
Via Respiratory Tract
Via Digestive Tract
Via Radioactive Dust in Open Wounds
Incorporation
Patient Management:
Replay animation
External Contamination
External contamination results when radioactive material is deposited on skin, hair, eyes, or other external structures, much like mud or dust.
External contamination stops when the material is removed by shedding contaminated clothes and/or completely washing off the contamination.
How to diagnose
Scan with appropriate
radiation survey meter