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Abstract

Terrorist attacks, threats, or hoaxes, in which there is the possibility of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) attacks, disease, terrorism, civil unrest, disobedience, hostage standoffs, or the like, may require large numbers of victims and suspected cases to be processed through mass decontamination lines prior to mass casualty care. Perpetrators may also attempt to lose themselves in large crowds and hide among the victims, or among bystanders, when the crime scene is cordoned off by the authorities. Accordingly, an evidence collection station is disclosed, along with a method of collecting evidence as victims and suspected cases process through decontamination lines. The evidence collection system preferably includes the collection of videometric and biometric data, along with the tracking of physical evidence recovered from victims and suspected cases. In some embodiments, the facility is automated or remotely controlled, remotely managed, or the like, such as by way of telemedicine, so that at least some ambulatory victims can self-process through the decontamination lines. Various steps are also disclosed for preventing suspected cases from spreading potential contamination by fleeing from the scene. Further processing, especially treatment and possible cure of persons suspected of being afflicted with obedience deficit disorder, are disclosed.

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