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<td><h1><a name="h1" id="h1"></a> Decontamination of Children</h1>
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<td><div id="centerContent"><p><strong>Public Health Emergency Preparedness</strong></p> <div class="headnote">
<p>This resource was part of AHRQ's Public Health Emergency Preparedness program, which was discontinued on June 30, 2011, in a realignment of Federal efforts.</p>
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<p>Please go to <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/">www.ahrq.gov</a> for current information.</p></div>
<h2>Preparedness and Response for Hospital Emergency Departments</h2>
<h4>Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies Tools</h4>
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<p>The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a 27-minute video that demonstrates for emergency responders and hospital emergency department staff how to safely decontaminate children who have been exposed to hazardous chemicals, including those from a bioterrorist attack.</p>
<p>Select to access a <a href="#Clip">streaming Web clip</a> about the video.</p>
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<h2>Background</h2>
<p>This video provides a step-by-step demonstration of the decontamination process in real time and trains clinicians about the nuances of treating infants and children, who require special attention during decontamination. For example, children may be frightened not only by the emergency situation itself, but by the decontamination process as well. Decontamination of children also takes longer than decontamination of adults.</p>
<p>The video:</p>
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<li>Outlines key differences between decontaminating children and adults.</li>
<li>Provides an overview for constructing portable and permanent decontamination showers and designating "hot" and "cold" zones.</li>
<li>Provides steps to establishing and maintaining a pediatric decontamination capacity in a hospital emergency department.</li>
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<h2>Web Clip</h2>
<p>In this Web clip, Michael Shannon, M.D., M.P.H., Chief of the
Division of Emergency Medicine of Children's Hospital Boston, stresses the
importance of implementing a pediatric decontamination training plan. Select
for <a href="/news/ulp/massresources/index.html#playback">Playback Tips</a> and <a href="/news/ulp/massresources/index.html#software">Software
Requirements</a>. Select to open:</p>
<p><strong>Streaming Video Clip</strong> (Length, 46 seconds):
<a href="/research/deconVideo/decon56k.ram">Dial-Up Connection</a>, 145 KB; <a href="/research/deconVideo/decon512k.ram">Broadband Connection</a>, 2.3 MB.
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<h2>Playback Tips</h2>
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<li>A streaming video presentation demands a lot from your computer's resources. You may find that the streaming video works better if you close other applications on your computer.</li>
<li>To adjust audio level, use the slider in the lower right corner of the RealPlayer&reg;.</li>
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<h2>Software Requirements</h2>
<p>To access the audio clip, you will need RealPlayer software installed on your computer. To download a free RealPlayer, go to http://www.real.com and select the appropriate link. Check the minimum requirements for your system; if you are a Macintosh&reg; or Unix&reg;/Linux&reg; user, select the player appropriate for your computer.</p>
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