Service manual

STP 11-25R13-SM-TG
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(i) If an individual receives a cut or skin abrasion while handling any radioactive item, or if
radioactive material is inhaled or ingested, the medical officer will be given complete information as to
radioisotope involved and conditions of exposure. See procedures given in (8) below for first aid
instructions.
(j) The local RPO will assure that the radioactive items are handled in a well-ventilated, controlled
area, and that either he or a designated assistant will be present during handling operations.
(k) Appropriate signs and forms required by AR 385-30, AR 700-64, and Title 10, CPR paragraph
19.11, will be posted, and nonradiation workers will be denied access to the controlled area without an
authorized escort. The signs and forms include Form NRC-3 "Notice to Employee", "Caution Radioactive
Materials", and "Caution Radiation Areas". Form NRC-3 may be obtained from US NUCLEAR
REGULATION COMMISSION, DIVISION OF MATERIALS, LICENSING, WASHINGTON, DC 20555.
(l) The local RPO is responsible to the commander for radiological control and may implement
requirements in addition to those stated above to insure adequate protection to personnel. He will inform
all personnel who handle devices containing radioactive material of all changes to this bulletin or to local
procedures.
(8) The following first aid instructions have been prepared by the Surgeon General and are to be
used for treating wounds caused by an item containing radioactive material, provided essential medical
treatment will not be delayed or hindered by the first aid.
(a) If the wound is a small cut or puncture wound, wash the wound with large amounts of clean
water. Allow the wound to bleed freely for a short time; then, place a small bandage over the wound.
(b) If the wound is a large cut or puncture wound, place a large absorbent bandage over the wound
and evacuate the injured person to a medical facility. Monitoring for contamination from Alpha or Beta
material in a wound that is bleeding, or of 2 through 6 millimeters in depth, is not feasible. The bandage
placed on this kind of wound should only protect the wound. It should not be tight enough to stop the
bleeding, unless it is arterial bleeding. Arterial bleeding would be recognized by a squirting of blood from
the wound. This kind of bleeding should be stopped with a normal pressure bandage.
(c) All such wounds should be bandaged and a physician should see the individual. The physician
must be advised of the type of radioactive material that may be in the wound.
(d) In the event of radioactive contamination of the eye, nose, and/or mouth, prompt, repeated
rinsing with tap water should be performed by the usual techniques for the eye or mouth. The nose may
be rinsed by alternately sniffing water from the cupped hand and blowing and spitting it out. When this
procedure is too difficult, remove the affected person to the nearest medical facilities. Where the material
enters the nose, eye, or mouth, swallowing should be avoided until after medical examination and
instructions to the contrary as given by the physician.
(e) In the event of an accident in which external radioactive contamination of personnel occurs,
decontamination should be affected at the scene, if feasible. Procedures intended to save life or relieve
undue suffering are not to be delayed. In these instances, decontamination procedures take second
priority.