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Decontamination

Critical Care Clinics, 2005
Decontamination is the removal or reduction of chemical, biologic, or radiologic agents from the patient's skin, mucosa, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract. Decontamination is an important step in decreasing the clinical effects of the agent on the patient, as well as protecting coworkers from exposure. For most agents and the vast majority of scenarios,
Marc, Houston, Robert G, Hendrickson
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Hand decontamination

Nursing Standard, 2000
Hand decontamination is an important intervention in controlling hospital-acquired infections. Dinah Gould examines the issues relating to this, including different decontaminants, the evidence base, the need for improvements in practice, and effective practice.
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Gastrointestinal Decontamination

Medical Clinics of North America, 2005
Overall, no conclusive data support the use of gastric decontamination in the routine management of the poisoned patient. Studies of asymptomatic patients suggest that no treatment is required, and, given the complications that have been reported, this may be a reasonable approach to' most patients.
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Effluent Decontamination

2021
This article aims at giving an up-to-date overview on nuclear effluent decontamination processes. Most representative techniques are presented with their advantages and current limitations. The development of innovative methods is still under progress and examples are given.
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Decontamination strategies

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2002
The appropriate use of decontamination techniques may prevent or limit the adverse effects of many toxic substances. No one approach to decontamination is appropriate in all situations. Decontamination procedures should be designed to suit both the individual patient and the circumstances of exposure. Inappropriate use of decontamination procedures may
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Gastrointestinal decontamination

Emergency Nurse, 2011
The purpose of this article was to review the current recommendations, guidelines and data on gastrointestinal (GI) decontamination of poisoned patients.
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Decontaminating wastewater: Improving decontamination in wastewater

Filtration & Separation, 2008
A Mexican power plant was in need of a system that could effectively and efficiently treat its secondary wastewater stream. The plant turned to a manufacturer of water purification and chemical recovery equipment for a new system which could find a more economical and efficient method of tertiary treatment, primary demineralisation, and polishing.
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Washer-Decontaminator-An Evaluation

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1989
Personnel concerned with instrument processing have searched for decades for the ultimate machine to effectively decontaminate dirty instruments, a machine that could take heavily soiled instruments— even instruments with dried debris—and turn them out spotlessly clean. The machines previously available simply do not tit this bill.
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