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All personnel must survey their equipment to determine the extent of damage and their capabilities to continue the mission. Initially, patients from nuclear detonations will be suffering thermal burns or blast injuries. Also, expect patients and HSS personnel to be disoriented. Nuclear blast and thermal injuries will immediately manifest, most radiation-induced injuries will not be observed for several hours to days. Chemical agent patients will manifest their injuries immediately upon exposure to the agent, except for blister agents. Biological agent patients may not show any signs of illness for hours to days after exposure, except for trichothecene (T₂) mycotoxins. All patients arriving at Levels I and II MTFs must be checked for NBC contamination. Patients are decontaminated before treatment (see Appendix G) to reduce the hazard to HSS personnel, unless life- or limb-threatening conditions exist. Patients requiring treatment before decontamination are treated in the EMT area of the patient decontamination station. Examples of patient conditions that may require treatment at the contaminated treatment station of the patient decontamination area—

 Massive hemorrhage.

 Respiratory distress.

 Severe shock.