Decontamination
S.I.D.
IF YOU WERE OUT
IN THE OPEN AND YOU SAW
THE FLASH OF THE EXPLOSION
OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON,
YOU MIGHT THE TEMPORARILY BLINDED
BUT YOU SHOULD TRY IMMEDIATELY TO GET BEHIND
THE BEST NEARBY COVER THAT WAS AVAIBLE,
SO AS TO OBTAIN PROTECTION FROM THE HEAT RAYS
AND FROM THE EFFECT OF THE SUBSEQUENT
BLAST WAVE AND FLYING DEBRIS
COVER ON ALL SIDES AS WELL
AS OVERHEAD WOULD, OF COURSE, BE THE BEST:
FAILING THATH YOU SHOULD GET BEHIND
A WALL OR OTHER SOLID STRUCTURE.
DECONTAMINATION
IF THERE WAS
NO OTHER COVER,
YOU SHOULD LIE
FACE DOWN
ON THE GROUND
USING YOUR ARMS,
OR A COAT OR JACKET,
TO COVER THE HEAD AND
ANY EXPOSED SKIN.
AFTER THE BLAST
WAVE HAD PASSED
THERE WOULD BE AMPLE
TIME BEFORE
START OF FALL-OUT.