Zonification for medical purposes in NBC incidents

Cique Moya A

In any anatomic, biological or chemical (NBC) accident or incident,

the casualties are either treated on the spot or evacuated to health

care centers. In the case of an NBC incident, the evacuated casualties

must also undergo decontamination before they are referred to

non-contaminated health care facilities. The present paper proposes a

health care zonification model for NBC incidents of any magnitude in

which the casualties are treated, stabilized classified and decontaminated

so as to be referrable to health care centres. The model establishes

the need for on-the-spot medical care within the “hot” zone with an

adequate level of protection and the need to set up a ontamination

control checkpoint, and suggests the need to establish a holding area

preceding the admission to the NBC Decontamination Station and other

health care facilities, termed the “Emergency Treatment Station”, in

which the casualties of an NBC incident may be stabilized, classified and treated.

Cique Moya A