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1. Ambulatory patients that enter the CBPS become litter patients and are placed in PPW when released because the MTF does not have replacement MOPP ensembles for patient issue.
2. Exits must be spaced so that at least a 3 minute purge of the air lock is accomplished before the inside door is opened. Only open the doors long enough to permit passage.
b. Litter Patients.
(1) Entry procedures.
(a) An outside aidman notifies an inside aidman that a litter patient is ready for admission.
(b) The inside aidman ensures that the inner litter air lock door is closed. The outside aidmen open the outer air lock door and place the litter on the litter rails; they push the patient into the air lock headfirst; then they close the outer door. After a purge time of 3 minutes, an aidman inside the CPS opens the inner door and checks the patient to ensure that he is contamination free. The patient is checked by placing the CAM nozzle near absorptive surfaces, such as the patient's hair. If no contamination is found, the aidman removes the patient's mask and places it in a plastic bag. The inside aidmen remove the patient from the air lock and position him on treatment litter stands, or move him to the treatment area as directed by supervisory personnel.
(c) Patients received at the treatment facility in the PPW are checked for contamination; if they are contamination free, they may be processed through the litter air lock in the PPW. The inside aidmen ensure that the inner litter air lock door is closed. The outside aidmen open the outer air lock door and place the litter on the litter rails and push the patient into the litter air lock headfirst, then close the outer door. Purge the air lock for 3 minutes. After the purge time, an aidman inside of the CPS opens the inner air lock door and uses the CAM to check the patient to ensure that he is free of contamination. If no contamination is found, the inside aidmen remove the patient from the air lock. (If the patient is wearing a protective mask, the mask is removed and placed in a plastic bag before the patient is moved from the air lock.) As the patient is removed from the air lock, the PPW is opened and rolled inside out so that any desorbing vapors are adsorbed by the charcoal layer. The inside aidmen remove the patient from the air lock and position him on litter stands. The patient is transferred to a clean litter; then moved to the treatment area as directed by supervisory personnel. The receiving litter and PPW is returned to the outside; dispose of the PPW in the contaminated waste dump. Decontaminate the litter and return it to the litter pool.
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