A group of workers arrives at the hospital after being exposed to chemicals during an industrial accident. The nurse would prepare to supervise decontamination in which zone?
1. Warm
2. Red
3. Cold
4. Green
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Rationale 1: Actual decontamination takes place in the warm zone.
Rationale 2: The red or hot zone is where people wait to be decontaminated.
Rationale 3: The cold zone is the support zone. No one is allowed into the cold zone until decontamination has been performed.
Rationale 4: The green zone is equivalent to the cold zone. No one is allowed into the cold zone until decontamination has been performed.
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