REMM 2009 Updates
- New animations/illustrations (September 2009)
- Radiation Contamination (5 animations)
- Radiation Exposure (2 animations)
- Radiological Dispersal Device: Explosive
- Radiological Dispersal Device: Non-explosive
- Radiological Exposure Device: Hidden Sealed Source
- Factors that Decrease Radiation from Exposure: Time, Distance, Shielding
- Simulated Radiological Exposure Device (RED) on Skin Illustrating Dose Attenuation
- New videos
- Screening people for external contamination: how to use hand-held radiation survey equipment
from HHS/CDC/RSB (May 2009)
- New software tools
- Software tools for radiation emergency response (September 2009)
- Dose Estimator for Exposure (May 2009):
enhancement of the biodosimetry tools using the AFRRI BAT program algorithms for "time to onset of vomiting" and "lymphocyte depletion kinetics"
- Download REMM to your computer and USB drive (June 2009)
- New sections
- Three Phases of the Response to an RDD or IND (February 2009):
new content and diagram from federal guidance
- Dose Estimator for Exposure (May 2009):
major improvement to the biodosimetry tools, using the AFRRI BAT program algorithms for "time to onset of vomiting" and "lymphocyte depletion kinetics"
- Multi-organ Dysfunction Syndrome (May 2009):
multi-organ injury/dysfunction/failure syndromes: new paradigm for whole body radiation effects
- Response Planning (September 2009):
new page title, content and links
- Radiation Response Worker Exposure Guides (PAGs) in the Early Phase (February 2009):
federal guides
- Other enhancements:
- Psychological Issues and Mental Health Professionals: (September 2009)
updated contents
- Perform Lifesaving Tasks Before Managing Radiation Problems (May 2009):
new text in pop-up on all four patient management algorithms
- Triage Guidelines (February 2009):
links to publications about new radiation and mass casualty triage categories
- New links to key guidance documents (September 2009)
- Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event. Workshop Report. (Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. June 15, 2009. Purchase required.)
- Key Response Planning Factors for the Aftermath of Nuclear Terrorism (PDF - 4.52 MB) (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, August 2009)
- Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation (PDF - 1.69 MB) (Homeland Security Council, January 2009)
- Medical Management of Radiation Accidents: Manual on the Acute Radiation Syndrome. (METREPOL) (PDF - 970 KB) (originally published by Oxford: British Institute of Radiology; 2001) Compendium to the main METREPOL document (PDF - 580 KB)
- Training and Education: new links:
- Independent study program: IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute) (May 2009)
- Public Health Planning for Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism (HHS/CDC) (May 2009)
Previous updates for REMM
- REMM 2008 updates
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