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Can
ine
Dec
onta
min
atio
n
Gui
delin
es fo
r Em
erge
ncy,
Gro
ss,
and
Tech
nica
l Dec
onta
min
atio
n of
the
Urb
an S
earc
h &
Res
cue
Can
ine
Lori
E. G
ordo
n, D
VM
MA
TF-
1 U
S&
RN
VR
T-1
Why
Dec
onta
min
ate?
Can
ines
are
exp
osed
to m
ultip
le
haza
rds
durin
g se
arch
The
toxi
city
to c
anin
es ra
nges
from
the
very
mild
(dirt
, mud
) to
life-
thre
aten
ing
(che
mic
al, b
iolo
gica
l, ra
diol
ogic
al)
They
may
als
o tra
nsm
it ha
zard
ous
mat
eria
ls b
ack
to o
ther
s
Def
initi
ons
Gro
ss D
econ
tam
inat
ion
Em
erge
ncy
Non
-Em
erge
ncy
Tech
nica
l Dec
onta
min
atio
nE
mer
genc
y/M
edic
alN
on-E
mer
genc
y/M
edic
al
Gro
ss D
econ
tam
inat
ion
Emer
genc
y =
imm
edia
te re
duct
ion
of
cont
amin
ant f
or li
fe-th
reat
enin
gco
nditi
ons
Goa
l: sa
ve li
ves
Non
-Em
erge
ncy
= bu
lk
rem
oval
of n
on-li
fe
thre
aten
ing
con
tam
inan
tG
oal:
quic
k w
ash
Tech
nica
l Dec
onta
min
atio
nEm
erge
ncy/
Med
ical
= H
azM
at o
r WM
D
situ
atio
n, c
ompl
ete
deco
n is
par
tof
life
-sav
ing
med
ical
trea
tmen
tG
oal:
save
live
sN
on-E
mer
genc
y/M
edic
al=
co
mpl
ete
rem
oval
of n
on-li
fe
thre
aten
ing
con
tam
inan
t to
avoi
d fu
ture
com
plic
atio
nsG
oal:
thor
ough
dec
onta
min
atio
n
Trea
tmen
t Bef
ore
Dec
on?
Nee
d, a
bilit
y de
pend
on
seve
ral
fact
ors
Med
ical
sta
tus
(life
-thre
aten
ing?
)M
edic
al p
erso
nnel
pre
senc
e in
hot
/war
mzo
neO
n si
te m
edic
al s
uppl
ies
Saf
ety
of p
erso
nnel
Can
ine
Fact
ors
Rou
tes
of E
xpos
ure
Ambu
latio
n, G
roun
d Pr
oxim
itySe
nsiti
vity
Toxi
c A
gent
s of
Con
cern
Anat
omy,
Met
abol
ism
Phys
ical
Sig
ns, S
ympt
oms
Fam
iliariz
atio
n an
d Tr
aini
ng
K9 R
oute
s of
Exp
osur
e
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lar
Inha
latio
nIn
gest
ion
Der
mal
Inje
ctio
n
Ocu
lar R
oute
of E
xpos
ure
K9
mor
e su
scep
tible
due
toLa
ck o
f eye
pro
tect
ion
Sniff
ing
may
aer
osol
ize
parti
cula
tes
Settl
ing
dust
clo
ser t
o th
e gr
ound
Eye
prot
ectio
n m
ay in
terfe
re
with
mob
ility
in ti
ght s
pace
s
Inha
latio
n R
oute
of E
xpos
ure
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mor
e su
scep
tible
due
toIn
crea
sed
use
of re
spira
tory
trac
t S
niff
near
gro
und
whe
re c
onta
min
ates
te
nd to
con
cent
rate
Incr
ease
d su
rface
are
a m
ore
abso
rptio
n ar
ea
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anta
ges:
Tr
aps
cont
amin
ates
, inf
lam
mat
ory
med
iato
rs
and
lung
def
ense
mec
hani
sm a
dvan
tage
s
Inge
stio
n R
oute
of E
xpos
ure
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ore
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eptib
le d
ue to
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entu
rous
tast
e-te
ster
s of
un
iden
tifie
d su
bsta
nces
Hun
ger o
r thi
rst d
urin
g lo
ng s
earc
h
may
tem
pt e
ven
the
best
trai
ned
Lick
ing
nose
, mou
th, a
nd to
cle
an s
elf
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ing
paw
s he
avily
exp
osed
to
envi
ronm
ent
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mal
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te o
f Exp
osur
eK9
mor
e su
scep
tible
due
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o P
PE
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ts a
nd tr
aps
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amin
ants
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ay d
ecre
ase
dete
ctio
n of
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ound
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ss-fu
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as h
ave
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ease
d ex
posu
re(in
ner e
ar, a
xilla
e, a
bdom
en, f
lank
, scr
otum
)
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anta
ge: f
ur tr
aps
cont
amin
ant a
nd k
eeps
it
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n ab
sorp
tion
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es d
econ
har
der)
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ctio
n R
oute
of E
xpos
ure
K9 m
ore
susc
eptib
le d
ue to
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h ris
k w
ound
ing
of u
npro
tect
ed p
aws
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ay h
ide
a w
ound
whe
re a
bsor
ptio
n ca
n oc
cur
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ure
of u
rban
sea
rch
is
rubb
le -
shar
p ob
ject
s,
haza
rds
incr
ease
risk
of
wou
ndin
g
K9 A
mbu
latio
n,
Gro
und
Pro
xim
ity
Wor
king
clo
se to
the
grou
nd:
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ardo
us m
ater
ials
con
cent
rate
on g
roun
d, lo
w s
urfa
ces
Che
mic
al a
gent
s of
ten
disp
erse
d as
gas
es/a
eros
ols
heav
ier t
han
air
Eyes
, nos
e, m
outh
, paw
s su
bjec
ted
to c
onst
ant e
xpos
ure
K9 T
oxin
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sitiv
ityC
ompa
red
to H
uman
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mic
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gent
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gent
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hala
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rmV
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me
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man
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gent
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mal
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ents
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gent
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ans
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cts
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e sa
me
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atio
n ex
posu
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onta
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atio
n is
an im
porta
nt a
spec
t of t
reat
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sure
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colo
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of
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cern
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ount
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ns
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scue
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tam
inat
ion
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rtant
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ne a
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ll w
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tact
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c A
gent
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ans
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er, i
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inha
latio
n m
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arm
ful
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rinat
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bine
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gent
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gent
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ay s
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up
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apid
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orpt
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c A
gent
s of
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yes,
ant
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a, d
eath
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stio
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ghly
toxi
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coho
lsS
olve
nts,
inte
rmed
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che
mic
als
Pro
blem
s if
abso
rbed
in la
rge
quan
titie
s
Doc
umen
ted
Toxi
n Le
vels
New
Yor
k P
olic
e D
epar
tmen
t wor
king
can
ines
de
ploy
ed to
the
Wor
ld T
rade
Cen
ter,
Sep
t 11-
19,
2001
Fox
PR
, JA
VM
A V
ol23
3, J
uly
2008
Pro
long
ed e
xpos
ure
com
pare
d to
brie
f exp
osur
eM
ean
bloo
d [le
ad]
sign
ifica
ntly
hig
her
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n se
rum
[iro
n]
not s
igni
fican
tly d
iffer
ent
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umen
ted
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n Le
vels
New
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k P
olic
e D
epar
tmen
t wor
king
can
ines
dep
loye
d to
th
e W
orld
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de C
ente
r, S
ept 1
1-19
, 200
1Fo
x P
R, J
AV
MA
Vol
233,
Jul
y 20
08
Env
ironm
enta
l tox
ins
dete
cted
in s
erum
of d
ogs
in
both
pro
long
ed a
nd b
rief e
xpos
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psQ
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line
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utag
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fyno
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nato
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avio
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m
Asp
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ake
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sp
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ore
susc
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le to
ha
rm a
s w
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s m
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stan
t to
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orn
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und
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tern
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o no
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orpt
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onta
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th, b
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s
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r
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and
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ntag
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aps
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, pro
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ntag
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inat
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kin
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nds
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lt to
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ect
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and
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l mon
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st a
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onta
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atio
n H
ard
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et to
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rsid
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rinea
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it is
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t
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, PA
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tect
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s -h
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ill a
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b ne
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s ha
rd to
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onta
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ate
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bula
tion,
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expo
sure
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olic
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side
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e th
at o
rgan
s ha
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ptio
n vi
a sk
in, r
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act,
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plee
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onta
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ent
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re m
ore
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con
firm
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ns
Res
pira
tory
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hoke
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p fo
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bran
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gum
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pils
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livat
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naus
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ram
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tatio
n -m
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atig
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lood
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burn
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wou
nds
inst
ead
K9 F
amilia
rizat
ion
and
Trai
ning
Fam
iliar
izat
ion
for b
oth
hand
ler
and
cani
ne w
ill d
ecre
ase
stre
ss,
spee
d th
e pr
oces
s, a
nd li
mit
erro
rsD
rills
allo
w fo
r dec
onta
min
atio
n st
atio
ns to
be
set u
p an
d fo
r ca
nine
s to
be
run
thro
ugh
them
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enta
tive
Mea
sure
s
Pre
vent
ativ
e m
easu
res
are
wor
th fa
r m
ore
than
can
be
calm
ly e
xpre
ssed
D
O T
HE
M�
PLE
ASE
!
Prev
entio
n �
Skin
, Fur
, Pad
s
Min
imiz
ing
derm
al c
onta
min
atio
n an
d ab
sorp
tion
Bath
ing,
rins
ing,
wip
ing
coat
dec
reas
es
parti
cle
load
(b
aby
wip
es; i
nner
ear
, fac
e, u
nder
tail)
Boot
ies
whe
n no
t nee
ded
for t
ract
ion
(fam
iliar
ize
at tr
aini
ng, n
ot o
n si
te)
Freq
uent
bod
y ch
ecks
for c
uts,
abra
sion
s; tr
eat/p
rote
ct e
arly
Prev
entio
n �
Eyes
Min
imiz
ing
ocul
ar c
onta
min
atio
n an
d ab
sorp
tion
Reg
ular
flus
hing
of th
e ey
es w
ith 0
.9%
sa
line
or p
urifi
ed w
ater
(k
eep
appl
icat
or ti
p cl
ean,
do
not t
ouch
to e
ye)
Gog
gles
whe
n no
t nee
ded
for
se
arch
if in
dus
ty e
nviro
nmen
t(fa
mili
ariz
e at
trai
ning
, not
on
site
)
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entio
n �
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e an
d M
outh
Min
imiz
ing
faci
al c
onta
min
atio
n an
d or
al a
bsor
ptio
nR
outin
ely
wip
ing
arou
nd n
ose
and
mou
th
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ipes
wor
k w
ell i
f ava
ilabl
e)C
anin
es o
ften
use
tong
ue to
w
ipe
thes
e ar
eas
and
toxi
n in
gest
ion
a re
al c
once
rn
Prev
entio
n:
Hyd
ratio
nM
aint
aini
ng a
dequ
ate
hydr
atio
nM
aint
ains
hea
lth, d
ecre
ases
med
ical
issu
es -
impo
rtant
in c
old
and
war
mw
eath
er
Dec
reas
es te
mpt
atio
n to
drin
kfro
m a
stan
ding
poo
l of l
iqui
d-p
oten
tial d
isas
ter!
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urag
e dr
inki
ng b
ottle
d w
ater
-fre
quen
tsm
all a
mou
nts,
pla
ce lo
w s
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on�t
aspi
rate
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orin
g, h
ydra
tion
pow
ders
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oura
ges
drin
king
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s no
t sig
nific
antly
alte
r ele
ctro
lyte
s
Hyd
ratio
n G
uide
lines
Mai
nten
ance
flui
dsar
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g/kg
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ut 3
lite
rs a
day
for a
n 80
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poun
d do
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ditio
nal n
eeds
are
base
d on
the
hum
idity
, te
mpe
ratu
re, w
orkl
oad,
and
tim
e w
orke
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take
may
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25, 1
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ven
2X m
aint
enan
ce)
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dic
eval
uatio
nof
hyd
ratio
n st
atus
is
impo
rtant
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ous
mem
bran
es, c
apill
ary
refil
l, sk
in te
ntin
g, d
ark/
conc
entra
ted/
infre
quen
t urin
e)
Prev
entio
n �
Wor
k R
est C
ycle
s
Ade
quat
e W
ork-
Res
t Cyc
les
Impo
rtant
asp
ect f
or c
anin
e he
alth
Min
imiz
es fa
tigue
and
med
ical
issu
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axim
izes
sea
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ienc
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fety
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ry 2
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min
utes
of
wor
k, re
st fo
r equ
al ti
me
perio
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umen
tatio
n of
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te In
jurie
s R
easo
n fo
r Pre
vent
ativ
e M
easu
res
New
Yor
k P
olic
e D
epar
tmen
t wor
king
can
ines
de
ploy
ed to
the
Wor
ld T
rade
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ter,
Sep
t 11-
19,
2001
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2008
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pira
tory
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ratio
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uts
and
abra
sion
s 12
%
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onta
min
atio
n P
rinci
ples
, Pro
cedu
res,
Goa
ls
Basi
c D
econ
tam
inat
ion
Info
rmat
ion
Hum
an S
afet
y in
Dec
on L
ine
Goi
ng T
hrou
gh th
e Li
neD
econ
tam
inat
ion
Cor
ridor
Haz
Mat
Con
cern
s: C
hem
ical
, Bi
olog
ical
, Rad
iolo
gica
lPe
trole
um-B
ased
Con
tam
inan
ts
K9 D
econ
Bas
ics
Can
ine
Dec
onta
min
atio
n
Gen
eral
Prin
cipl
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r the
Rem
oval
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inat
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ally
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st to
wel
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id b
rush
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con
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r scr
ape
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put
ty k
nife
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pers
rare
ly la
st, u
se s
ciss
ors
with
cau
tion
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ratio
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tent
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tam
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csPh
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mov
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ater
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ampo
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rell
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se?)
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h pH
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traliz
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isso
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tail,
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fore
legs
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kto
bel
ly, h
ips
to h
indl
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und
er ta
il, p
aw p
ads
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ome
haza
rdou
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ater
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bec
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reac
tive
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uch
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eyes
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tow
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flush
at v
et c
heck
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pply
eye
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il ve
t che
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con
tam
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sorp
tion,
wor
sens
corn
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amag
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K9 D
econ
tam
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cs
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into
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mag
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ater
in e
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prom
otes
vi
goro
us s
haki
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�t fo
rget
you
r eye
pro
tect
ion!
)
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Dec
on S
peci
al C
onsi
dera
tions
Che
mic
als
that
wor
sen
if ex
pose
d to
wat
erAp
ply
baki
ng s
oda/
flour
to fo
rm c
ake,
th
en b
rush
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b or
wip
e/br
ush
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pad
s ne
ed s
peci
al a
ttent
ion
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p cr
evas
ses
trap
parti
cles
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bris
tled
brus
h (B
D E
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crub
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flush
ing
for 1
5 m
inut
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porta
nt fo
r blis
ter,
bloo
d, a
nd m
etab
olic
age
nts
of c
once
rn (m
usta
rd, L
ewis
ite, a
rsin
e, c
yani
de)
K9
Dec
on S
peci
al C
onsi
dera
tions
Bath
ing
K9
in 0
.5%
hyp
ochl
orite
Dilu
te b
leac
h so
lutio
n, fo
llow
with
soa
p/w
ater
For b
liste
ring
agen
ts a
nd fl
ood
wat
er d
econ
Der
mal
exp
osur
e to
phe
nols
All p
erso
nnel
wea
r glo
ves,
gow
ns, m
asks
Blot
fur a
nd s
kin
with
pap
er to
wel
s be
fore
was
hing
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er u
se h
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carb
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ased
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vent
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sth
e de
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infu
l!In
crea
ses
abso
rptio
n of
toxi
ns (P
CBs
)
K9
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on S
peci
al C
onsi
dera
tions
Con
tam
inat
ed R
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t allo
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anin
e to
drin
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con
run-
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vate
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or p
rovi
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r dra
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op, c
an�t
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ith re
gula
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ther
con
ditio
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ns, s
hade
, she
lter t
o av
oid
hype
rther
mia
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er, h
eate
r, sh
elte
r to
avoi
d hy
poth
erm
ia
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on S
peci
al C
onsi
dera
tions
Pos
t dec
onta
min
atio
n ch
ecks
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Mat
saf
ety
chec
kVi
sual
insp
ectio
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light
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tect
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erin
ary
chec
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ete
phys
ical
exa
min
atio
nTr
eatm
ents
, fol
low
-ups
as
need
ed
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an S
afet
y in
the
Dec
on L
ine
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ty O
ffice
r, H
azM
at S
peci
alis
t, C
omm
and
Sta
ff al
l con
tribu
te to
de
cisi
ons
on P
PE
Addi
tiona
l con
ditio
ns, l
ike
heat
st
ress
and
hyp
othe
rmia
, are
als
o
fact
ored
into
thes
e de
cisi
ons
Hum
an S
afet
y P
PE
PPE
for t
hose
wor
king
the
deco
nlin
e sh
ould
be
not m
ore
than
one
leve
l les
s th
en th
at o
f who
they
are
dec
onta
min
atin
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me
prin
cipl
e ap
plie
s to
can
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deco
n,
as if
they
had
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espi
te th
e fa
ct th
ey
are
not w
earin
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proo
f ove
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rmen
tif
usin
g le
ss th
an L
evel
A o
r B
Hum
an S
afet
y P
PE
Boo
tsKn
ee-le
ngth
rubb
er b
oots
, sl
ip-re
sist
ant s
oles
Glo
ves
Nitr
ile, p
olyv
inyl
chl
orid
e gl
oves
are
go
od p
rote
ctio
n, d
urab
le, r
esis
t tea
ring
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ble-
glov
ing
with
out
er h
eavy
glo
ve
Hum
an S
afet
y P
PE
Eye
prot
ectio
nTi
ght f
ittin
g go
ggle
s ag
ains
t spl
ash
haza
rds
Saf
ety
glas
ses
not p
rote
ctiv
e en
ough
Res
pira
tory
prot
ectio
nN
-96
Parti
cula
te re
spira
tors
pr
otec
t fro
m s
pray
mis
tsO
ther
as
deem
ed a
ppro
pria
te
by s
afet
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azM
at
Hum
an S
afet
y �
Phys
ical
Stra
in
Back
& k
nee
inju
ries
com
mon
w
hen
deal
ing
with
ani
mal
sD
econ
tam
inat
ion
proc
edur
es m
ay
requ
ire m
uch
bend
ing,
bac
k/kn
ee s
train
Con
side
r pro
per p
ostu
re, k
nee-
pads
, ra
isin
g a
plat
form
upo
n w
hich
the
cani
nes
stan
d fo
r the
ir de
cont
amin
atio
n
Goi
ng T
hrou
gh D
econ
Lin
e
Med
ical
Ass
essm
ent
Pre
para
tion
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se -
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hD
ryin
gA
ntim
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bial
Sta
tion
Opt
ion
Mon
itor,
Trea
t, R
etur
n to
Ser
vice
Goi
ng T
hrou
gh D
econ
Ass
essm
ent:
Em
erge
ncy
or N
on-E
mer
genc
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Em
erge
nt, c
onta
min
ant n
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reat
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oss
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genc
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ical
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mer
gent
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oval
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t of t
reat
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atte
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mer
gent
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nd/o
r tec
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al d
econ
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rform
ed b
ased
on
cont
amin
ants
invo
lved
Goi
ng T
hrou
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econ
Han
dler
sho
uld
acco
mpa
ny c
anin
eIf
unab
le, a
noth
er e
xper
ienc
ed h
andl
er b
est
If ca
nine
can
not b
e ta
ken
safe
lyw
ithou
tha
ndle
r, co
nfin
e to
con
tain
con
tam
inat
ion
If ha
ndle
r nee
ds d
econ
, con
fine
cani
ne u
ntil
hand
ler c
lean
, don
s P
PE,
can
take
thro
ugh
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dler
una
vaila
ble,
no
othe
r can
, con
fine,
cons
ult f
or o
ptio
ns: g
ross
dec
on in
ken
nel,
seda
tion
Goi
ng T
hrou
gh D
econ
Pre
para
tion
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ove
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quip
men
t/gea
rto
cont
aine
rC
lean
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