title: Simple triage and rapid decontamination of mass casualties with colored clothes pegs (STARDOM-CCP) system against chemical releases.
abstract: The efficiency and speed with which first responders, paramedics, and emergency physicians respond to an event caused by the release of a chemical is an important concern in all modern cities worldwide. A system for the initial triage and decontamination of victims of a chemical release was developed using colored clothes pegs of the following seven colors: red, yellow, green, black, white, and blue. Red indicates the need for emergency care, yellow for semi-emergency care, green for non-emergency care, black for expectant, white for dry decontamination, and blue for wet decontamination. The system can be employed as one of the techniques directed at improving the efficiency of decontamination in countries where there is a risk of chemical releases. It is recommended that this system should be adopted internationally and used for both drills and actual events.
authors: Narita NBC Counter-Terrorism Network, Narita, Chiba, Japan. xj2t-okmr@asahi-net.or.jp
authors: Tetsu
authors: T
authors: Okumura
authors: Hisayoshi
authors: H
authors: Kondo
authors: Hitomi
authors: H
authors: Nagayama
authors: Toshiro
authors: T
authors: Makino
authors: Toshiharu
authors: T
authors: Yoshioka
authors: Yasuhiro
authors: Y
authors: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D051337:Chemical Terrorism; D003116:Color; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004633:Emergency Medical Tags; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006801:Humans; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances