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Contamination: Diagnose/Manage (Text Version)

Management Modifiers
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  1. Contact radiation safety officer
  2. Assess External Contamination
  3. Decontaminate Whole Body
  4. Evaluate if All Are True:
  5. If All Are True:
  6. Otherwise: Evaluate at Medical Facility
  7. Assess Internal Contamination
  8. Treat Internal Contamination of Specific Isotope
  9. For Deceased:
  10. For Survivors:
    • Discharge with appropriate follow-up instructions
    • Register patient in incident database
    • Radiation follow-up considerations
      • Whole body dose
      • Immune status
      • Risk of cancer
      • Risk of specific organ dysfunction
 

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