You are coordinating the care of victims who arrive at the emergency department after a radiation leak at a nearby nuclear plant. What would be the first intervention initiated when the victim arrives at the hospital?
A) Resurvey of victim
B) Survey by a radiation survey meter
C) Irrigation of wounds
D) Soap and water decontamination
Ans: B
Feedback: Each patient arriving at the hospital should be first surveyed with the radiation survey meter for external contamination and then directed toward the decontamination area as needed.
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