The nurse is coordinating the care of victims who arrive at the ED after a radiation leak at a nearby nuclear plant. What would be the first intervention initiated when victims arrive at the hospital?
A) Administer prophylactic antibiotics.
B) Survey the victims using a radiation survey meter.
C) Irrigate victims' open wounds.
D) Perform soap and water decontamination.
Ans: B
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Each patient arriving at the hospital should first be surveyed with the radiation survey meter for external contamination and then directed toward the decontamination area as needed. This survey should precede decontamination efforts or irrigation of wounds. Antibiotics are not indicated.
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