Radiation Emergency Training – Resources

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
  • Psychological First Aid in Radiation Disasters
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Nuclear Weapon Infographic [PDF-394 KB]
  • Decontamination Infographic [PDF-514 KB]
  • Contamination versus Exposure Infographic [PDF-824 KB]
  • Radiological Dispersal Device Infographic [PDF-612 KB]
  • Workplace Radiation Incidents Infographic [PDF-358 KB]
  • Nuclear Power Plant Infographic [PDF-492 KB]
  • Improvised Nuclear Device Infographic [PDF-468 KB]
  • Transportation Accidents Infographic [PDF-442 KB]
• Radiological Contamination and Exposure
  • Exposure and Contamination Video
• Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
  • CDC’s Online CERC manual