CERT members responding to an incident suspect that they have been contaminated by exposure to a chemical agent. They follow the basic self-decontamination procedures to reduce their risk of injury and limit their exposure to the chemical. What should they do next? A. Stay out of contaminated area and wait for professional responders to conduct formal decontamination B. Stay in the contaminated area to provide medical treatment to the survivors C. Conduct the same decontamination procedures on the other survivors at the scene D. Relocate downwind of the contaminated site and set up a medical treatment area

A. Stay out of contaminated area and wait for professional responders to conduct formal decontamination

Explanation:

CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team. The CERT members are trained volunteers who respond to any disasters which may impact any area. They are trained in disaster response skills, fire safety, medical operations, search and rescue, etc.

CERT member are volunteers who are trained and are not professionals.

In the context, CERT members are responding to a contaminated exposed area where they first followed the basic decontamination procedures to limit the risk of injury and exposure of the contamination. After following the basic procedures they should move out of the contaminated area and wait for the professional responders to further conduct the deconatmination processes.

Hence the correct option is (A)