Radiation Emergency Medicine
Fee: $125
Maximum enrollment: 24
25 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
| Dates Scheduled |
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| Oct. 21-24, 2008 Jan. 27 - 30, 2009 March 3-6, 2009 April 28-May 1, 2009 June 2-5, 2009 Sept. 15-18, 2009 |
This 3 1/2-day course is intended for physicians, nurses, clinical nurse practitioners, and physicians' assistants who may be called upon to provide emergency medical care following a radiological or nuclear incident.
Priority registration will be given to these groups of professionals. This course may also be relevant for paramedic instructors but is generally not intended for pre-hospital responders.
The course emphasizes the practical aspects of early hospital handling of irradiated and/or contaminated patients in the first week following an incident. The course includes discussions on:
- the fundamentals of radiation physics
- how to detect and measure radiation and contamination
- how to prevent the spread of contamination
- how to reduce radiation dose to victims and providers
- the role of medical/health physicists in caring for contaminated victims.
Other topics include:
- early evaluation and treatment of the acute radiation syndrome
- acute local injury
- cutaneous injuries and combined injuries
Introductions to nuclear terrorism, hospital preparedness, and hospital management of mass casualties are also provided.
This course can be provided with modification to larger groups at other venues by special arrangement.
Registration
You may register online or by completing and mailing in the course brochure/application form. (You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the registration form. It may be downloaded free from the Adobe Web site.)
Courses fill up quickly. You must complete a new registration form annually.
Location, Travel, and Housing
For courses taught in Oak Ridge, Tenn., participants are responsible for their travel, lodging, and meal arrangements/expenses. Local lodging and transportation information will be sent to registered applicants.
