Radiation Emergency Training for Poison Center Staff

Information in the Radiation Emergency Training for Poison Center Staff was informed by the following:

• Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
• Procedure Demonstrations
• Additional Resources
• Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM)
• Dose Estimator for Exposure: 3 Biodosimetry Tools
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in a Radiation Emergency
• Personal Dosimeters
• Managing At-Risk/Special Needs Populations – General
• Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDDs)
• Radiological Exposure Devices (REDs)
• Exposure: Whole Body – Animation
• Exposure: Partial Body – Animation
• External Contamination: Partial Body – Animation
• Internal Contamination: via Respiratory Tract – Animation
• Geiger Mueller (GM) Detectors with Pancake Probes
• How to Perform a Survey of Radiation Contamination

Additional Resources:

• Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Types of Radiation Emergencies
  • Educational Videos – Protective Actions, Pharmaceutical Countermeasures, and Health Effects
  • Health Information for Specific Groups
  • How to Self-Decontaminate after a Radiation Emergency
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Nuclear Weapon Infographic
  • Decontamination Infographic
  • Contamination versus Exposure Infographic
  • Radiological Dispersal Device Infographic
  • Workplace Radiation Incidents Infographic
  • Nuclear Power Plant Infographic
  • Improvised Nuclear Device Infographic
  • Transportation Accidents Infographic
• Radiological Contamination and Exposure
  • Exposure and Contamination Video
• Training and Continuing Education Online
  • Psychological First Aid in Radiation Disasters
• Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
  • 2012 Edition