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Radiation Emergency Related Links
On this page:
- General Information
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- Other Resources
General Information
- Radiation Protection
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- What We Know About Radiation
National Institutes of Health
- The Down and Dirty on Dirty Bombs or "What Was That All About?"
Institute for Homeland Security
- Calculate Your Radiation Dose
From the Environmental Protection Agency
- Radiation Glossary
Environmental Protection Agency
- Health Physics Society
View fact sheets or post specific questions using the “Ask an Expert” page
- National Response Framework (Department of Homeland Security)
Establishes a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response.
- Order or download Toxicological Profiles on Radioisotopes
From the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- University of Michigan Health Physics Web Site
An internet resource for radiation, nuclear, and health physics topics
- The Hanford Health Information Network (HHIN)
Washington State Department of Health
Medical Management
- Strategic National Stockpile
- Terrorism with Ionizing Radiation General Guidance Pocket Guide
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
- Medical Management of Radiation Accidents
Department of Energy’s Radiological Emergency Assistance Center Training Site (REAC/TS)
- Disaster Preparedness for Radiology Professionals
Response to Radiological Terrorism
From the American College of Radiology
- Medical Treatment of Radiological Casualties
Dept of Homeland Security Working Group on Radiological Dispersal Device Preparednes
- Medical Management of Radiological Casualties
Armed Forces Radiobiological Research Institute (AFRRI)
- Medical Aspects of NBC Defensive Operations (FM-8)
From the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force
- Medical Preparation for Terrorism and Other Disasters
American Medical Association
- Initial Management of Irradiated or Radioactively Contaminated
Personnel
Navy Bureau of Medicine Instruction 6470.10A
- Hospital
Preparedness for Victims of Chemical or Biological Terrorism
American Journal of Public Health
First Responders
- The
Emergency Response Guidebook
A guidebook for first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials incident
- Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
Laboratory Guidance
Training & Education
- DOE/IAFF Training for Radiation Emergencies
U.S. Department of Energy
- Emergency Management Institute(EMI) Website
FEMA
Audience Research
- Roundtable on the Psychosocial Challenges Posed by a Radiological Terrorism Incident. Participants’ Comments, Ideas, and Recommendations. Summary Report. CDC. National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Radiation Studies Branch. Atlanta, Georgia. December 6-7, 2005.
- Roundtable on Partnering with Meteorologists for Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Response. Summary Report. CDC. National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Radiation Studies Branch. Atlanta, Georgia. August 26, 2004 .
- CDC National Prevention Information Network Public Reaction to the Information Related to Radiologic Terrorist Threats. Draft Final Report. CDC. National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Radiation Studies Branch. Atlanta, Georgia. April 18, 2003.
- Roundtable on Hospital Communications in a Mass Casualty Radiological Event. Participants’ Comments, Ideas, and Recommendations. Summary Report. CDC. National Center for Environmental Health,
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Radiation Studies Branch. Atlanta, Georgia. January 14-16, 2003.
- Roundtable on the Identification of Emerging Strategies for Hospital Management of Mass Casualties from a Radiological Incident. Summary Report. CDC. National Center for Environmental Health,
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Radiation Studies Branch. Atlanta, Georgia. May 14–16, 2002.
Publications
- Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation
Prepared by the National Research Council's Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations (BEIR V)
- The Model
State Emergency Health Powers Act: Planning for and Response to Bioterrrorism
and Naturally Occurring Infectious Diseases
A model act drafted by Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities at the request of CDC.
Other Resources
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Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM): Guidance on Diagnosis and Treatment for Health Care Providers
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Food & Drug Administration
- Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
- Department of Energy
- Armed Forces Radiological Research Institute (AFRRI)
- National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements (NCRP)
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