Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services General Information on Radiological Emergencies
**Radiation Emergency Medical Management – REMM (HHS)
Comprehensive information on medical response to a radiation emergency. Contents can be downloaded to your computer's hard drive, or to a CD or flash drive.
Websites
- Radiation Emergencies (CDC)
- Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)
- Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI)
- Drug Information: Radiation Emergencies (FDA)
- Emergency Preparedness - Radiation (OSHA)
- Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN)
- Radiation Protection (EPA)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- National Alliance for Radiation Readiness (NARR)
- Health Physics Society Homeland Security Section (HPS)
- National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Disaster/Terrorism Mental Health and Stress Related Information (DMH)
Summaries
- Radiological Attack Fact Sheet (The National Academies/DHS)
- Nuclear Attack Fact Sheet (The National Academies/DHS)
- AFRRI Pocket Guide: Emergency Radiation Medicine Response (AFRRI)
- Pocket Guide: Terrorism with Ionizing Radiation General Guidance (VA/DoD)
- Radiological Terrorism: Emergency Management Pocket Guide for Clinicians (CDC)
- Management of Public Health Emergencies: Radiation Emergencies (AMA)
- Radiation Topics (EPA)
- Understanding Radiation (HHS)
- ToxFAQs™ for Ionizing Radiation (ATSDR)
- Detection of Radiation (REAC/TS)
Comprehensive Information
- Radiation Emergency Medical Management – REMM (HHS)
- The Medical Aspects of Radiation Incidents (REAC/TS)
- Radiation Emergency Information for First Responders (CDC)
- Radiation Emergency Information for Clinicians (CDC)
- Toxicological Profile for Ionizing Radiation (ATSDR)
Public Health Response
- Community Reception Centers – CRCs (CDC)
- Population Monitoring After a Release of Radioactive Material (CDC)
- Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies: A Guide for State and Local Public Health Planners (CDC)
- Radiation Emergency Information for the Public Health Community (CDC)
- Radiation Emergencies: Resources for Public Information Officers (HHS)
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Maps (DHSS)
- Health Advisory - How To Handle Situations Involving Suspicious Powdery Substances (DHSS)
- Preparation and Planning Resources (CDC)
- Reporting Communicable, Environmental and Occupational Diseases (DHSS)
(See 19 CSR 20-20.020 and 19 CSR 20-20.080.) - Federal Emergency Response Assets (NNSA)
Additional Information
- Dictionary of Radiological Terms (HHS)
- Sources of Radiological/Nuclear Information (HHS)
- RadNet Monitoring Data (EPA)
Transportation Accidents
Other Guidance
- Public Health Emergency Response: A Guide for Leaders and Responders (HHS)
- Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Field Guide for Media (HHS)
- Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Reference Guide for Media (HHS)
Educational Material and Programs
- Radiation Emergency Training and Education (CDC)
- Slide Presentations from Bridging the Gaps: Public Health and Radiation Emergency Preparedness Conference, March 2011
- Slide Presentations from Emergency Management of Radiation Accident Victims (REAC/TS),
June 8, 2012 - Radiation Emergencies Slides (CDC)
- Video: Screening People for External Contamination: How to Use Hand-held Radiation Survey Equipment (CDC)
- Psychological First Aid in Radiation Disasters (CDC)