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CBRN

Identified CBRN agent

Radiological/Nuclear

CBRN event in Arkansas, Jonesboro area, United States of America on Wed 29th July 2015

29th July 2015

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On July 30, 2015, the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, in Jonesboro reported a misrouting of an IR192 source. On July 29, 2015, the source was deliverred by a common carrier to a wrong address with the similar name as the hospital and remained there for 23.5 hours. On the morning of July 30, the source was delivered to the hospital. On September 3, 2015, the hospital submitted a report outlining corrective actions to deal with similar situations. This case was considered closed.

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United States of America (USA)

Arkansas ( Jonesboro area )

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