Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from Nebraska Medicine have developed a procedure for decontaminating N95 respirators using ...

Decontamination is essential when faced with the contamination of civilians, military personnel or emergency responders as the result of an accidental or intentional contamination by hazardous ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESO, the leading data and software company serving fire departments, emergency medical services (EMS), hospitals, state and federal agencies, has released findings ...

SEMBACH KASERNE, Germany -- U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz firefighters participated in decontamination training with the 773rd Civil Support Team to demonstrate capabilities and interoperability ...

PERHAPS sparked by the devastating natural disasters and terrorist attacks the nation has experienced in the recent past, a renewed emphasis has been placed on ensuring that decontamination procedures ...

The key takeaway is that firefighters face a “total exposure” risk, and the danger doesn’t stop when they are no longer breathing in smoke, explains lead author Dr Maximilien Desservettaz, a Research ...

Incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) require special consideration involving decontamination. Many responders believe that the standard wet decontamination as taught during our ...

“We’re encouraged that 75% of firefighters are documenting one decontamination method after exposure, but we cannot stress enough the importance of increasing that number to 100% and establishing ...