Scenario discussion

7. Barrels found during maintenance work

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maintenance work

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The scene

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Key facts

• During scheduled maintenance work in an abandoned China factory, two workers found three barrels of
supposedly radioactive material.
• The barrels seemed very old and seemed as they had been forgotten in the storage room for many years.
• One of the barrels was broken, completely rusted and the lid was open.
• The room was filled with dust.
• The workers rushed out and leave the storage room as they found it.
• During the emergency call, one of the workers starts to experience chest pain and blood in the urine.
• The caller does not present any symptoms or visible sign.

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What would you ask based on the METHANE protocol?

Issue Possible question

Major Incident

Exact location

Type of the incident

Hazard

Access

Number of casualties

Emergency services

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What would you ask based on the Four W’s protocol?

Issue Possible question

Identification of the caller

Location of the incident

Type of the incident

State of the incident

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The scene

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Key facts

• During scheduled maintenance work in an abandoned china factory, two

workers found three barrels of supposedly radioactive material.
• The barrels seemed very old and seemed as they had been forgotten in the
storage room for many years.
• One of the barrels was broken, completely rusted and the lid was open.
• The room was filled with dust.

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What do you ask yourself concerning:

Issue ?

RISK ASSESSMENT NEEDS

SECUREING THE AREA NEEDS

ISOLATION OF PEOPLE AND PET

ANIMAL NEEDS

REGISTRATION OF VICTIMS NEEDS

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What do you do concerning:

Issue ?

RISK ASSESSMENT

SECUREING THE AREA

ISOLATION OF PEOPLE AND PET

ANIMAL

REGISTRATION OF VICTIMS

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maintenance work

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The scene

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Key facts

• During scheduled maintenance work in an abandoned china factory, two workers found three barrels of
supposedly radioactive material.
• The barrels seemed very old and seemed as they had been forgotten in the storage room for many years.
• One of the barrels was broken, completely rusted and the lid was open.
• The room was filled with dust.
• After a short time, one of the workers starts to experience chest pain and blood in the urine.
• The second worker does not present any symptoms or visible sign of contamination.

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Status of the casualties, triage, treatment

Casualty #1 Triage Proposed action/treatment

45 YEARS OLD MAN

• CHEST PAIN
• BLOOD IN THE URINE
• RR 35
• SBP 70
• A
• V
• P +
• U
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Status of the casualties, triage, treatment

Casualty #2 Triage Proposed action/treatment

52 YEARS OLD MAN

• NO SYMPTOMS OR VISIBLE SIGNS

OF WOUND OR INJURIES
• RR 28
• SBP 100
• A +
• V
• P
• U
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The scene

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Key facts

• During scheduled maintenance work in an abandoned china factory, two workers

found three barrels of supposedly radioactive material.
• The barrels seemed very old and seemed as they had been forgotten in the
storage room for many years.
• One of the barrels was broken, completely rusted and the lid was open.
• The room was filled with dust.
• The workers rushed out and leave the storage room as they found it.

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Forensic evidence

What would you consider as evidence on

What would you do to preserve it
this scene

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The emergency call

An emergency call arrives at the dispatch office at 8.45 AM

• The caller identifies himself as one of the workers in charge of maintenance work at the abandoned china
factory. He informs the DO that they found three old looking barrels painted with radioactive pictograms.
• DO asks the man to describe the scene
• The caller says that the barrels seemed very old, and one was in very bad conditions and open. The storage
room was filled with dust.
• DO requests general information on the workers conditions
• The caller reports that, while he is not experiencing any sign of contamination, his colleague is starting to feel
chest pain and has blood in the urine.
• DO asks if the caller knows what substance might be stored in the barrels
• The caller declares that he does not know.
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The emergency call

Provide a question for the given answer

DO:
The caller reports that the room is full of dust, and they were not wearing any protection.
DO:
The callers says that the barrels seem to have been stored for a long time.
DO:
The caller declares that he does not know about any preexisting conditions.

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The emergency call

Consider the following:

1) Is there anything else you would need to know before passing the call to the emergency service?

2) Would you pass the call to other emergency services beyond the one requested by the caller?

3) What message would you refer to the emergency service(s)?

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The emergency call

List the questions you would ask to the person calling and specify why
1) …

2) …

3) …

4) …
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