Revised 06/02/04
Effective Date: ImmediateAuthorization for the use of the MARK I Antidote kits comes ONLY from the FDNY Office of Medical Affairs (OMA) through a class order* issued by a FDNY-OMA Medical Director who is on-scene or as relayed by an FDNY-OMA Medical Director through On-Line Medical Control (Telemetry) or through FDNY Emergency Medical Dispatch.
NOTE: THE ISSUANCE OF ANY CLASS ORDER SHALL BECONVEYED TO ALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CONTROL FACILITIES FOR RELAY TO UNITS IN THE FIELD.TREATMENT WITHIN THE “HOT” AND “WARM” ZONES MAY BE PERFORMED ONLY BY APPROPRIATELY TRAINED PERSONNEL WEARING APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (CPC) AS DETERMINED BY THE FDNY INCIDENTCOMMANDER.
Those triaged as RED Tag may be treated simultaneously with decontamination.Those triaged as YELLOW Tag will be treated as soon as possible following decontamination.Those who are GREEN Tag (asymptomatic) will be decontaminated and receive close observation.
Thanks for info on green tag. The first place I found it on Google (above post) was a bit alarming. Glad to see it's a generic term, not normally associated with NBC exposure.