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Radiation Emergency Information for the Public Health Community
On this page:
Guidelines & Recommendations
- Videos: Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated With Radioactive Material
- Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies: A Guide for State and Local Public Health Planners (3.6 MB/75 pages)
Population monitoring is the process of identifying, screening, and monitoring people for exposure to radiation or contamination from radioactive materials. This planners' guide presents an introduction to population monitoring in radiation emergencies for public health officials and emergency preparedness planners at the state and local levels. It describes how to plan for population monitoring and provides practical suggestions to address the many challenges it presents when a large population is potentially impacted. - Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials
Detonation of a nuclear weapon or activation of a radiological dispersal device could cause radioactively contaminated decedents. These guidelines address how medical examiners, coroners, and funeral directors should handle decedents in both of these scenarios. - Guidance for Public Health Departments and Clinicians Caring for Individuals Who May Have Been Recently Exposed to Polonium -210
Includes clinical guidance recommendations - Roundtable on Population Monitoring Following a Nuclear/Radiological Incident (334 KB/50 pages)
Recommendations & comments from participants in CDC’s roundtable (Jan. 11-12, 2005) on challenges associated with monitoring people affected by a nuclear or radiological incident
Training & Education
- Public Health Planning for Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism
NEW! Aug 26, 2008
A 1.5-hour CE-approved lecture and video educational program for public health officials on public health planning for mass casualty incidents. Local government roles and responsibilities, population monitoring, pharmaceutical countermeasures provided through the strategic national stockpile, and the role of communications are discussed. In addition to web viewing, a DVD and CD-ROM with Supplementary Resources may be ordered by sending an email to cdcinfo@cdc.gov.
- Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies: A Guide for State and Local Public Health Planners (3.6 MB/75 pages)
Aug 2007
Population monitoring is the process of identifying, screening, and monitoring people for exposure to radiation or contamination from radioactive materials. This planners' guide presents an introduction to population monitoring in radiation emergencies for public health officials and emergency preparedness planners at the state and local levels. It describes how to plan for population monitoring and provides practical suggestions to address the many challenges it presents when a large population is potentially impacted. - Video Webcast: Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring & Decontamination
Mar 9, 2006
This broadcast covers the basic components of radiological population monitoring guidelines CDC is developing for communities. It also helps community leaders & public health workers prepare for short- & long-term monitoring of people affected by a radiation emergency. Responses to questions posed by viewers of the broadcast will be available on this page in late April 2006. - Video Webcast: The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Incident
Feb 3, 2005
Provides public health personnel with information on radiation principles, possible scenarios involving the release of radioactive materials, radiation protective measures, & evacuation & sheltering guidelines. (NOTE: Videotapes & CD-ROMs of the broadcast can be ordered by e-mailing rsb@cdc.gov.)
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