Where is the final decontamination performed in the typical decontamination sequence?

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Final decontamination is placed at the boundary between dirty and clean areas—the hot/warm-to-cold transition area. This transition zone is the last barrier before entering the clean (cold) zone, so any remaining contaminants are removed just as the person or object moves into a safe, decontaminated space. The warm zone handles initial decon, but the final pass happens at the transition point to ensure nothing lingering is carried into the clean area. Doing final decon there prevents cross-contamination into the cold zone, which would be more likely if decon were completed in the hot zone or solely inside the cold zone.