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)
- 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)
- Pediatric Information: Radiologic or Nuclear Terrorism and Agents (AAP)
- Disaster Services (DMH)
Summaries
- Types of Radiation Emergencies (CDC)
- Radiation Emergencies and Your Health (CDC)
- Radiation Hazard Scale (CDC)
- Radiation Emergencies - What should I do? (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Radiation Emergencies (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Radiation (REAC/TS)
- Sheltering-in-Place in a Radiation Emergency (CDC)
- Stay Tuned to Learn How to Evacuate (CDC)
- Facts About Evacuation During a Radiation Emergency (CDC)
- Stay Tuned to Learn Where to Get Screened for Radioactive Contamination (CDC)
- Radiological Attack Fact Sheet (The National Academies/DHS)
- Nuclear Attack Fact Sheet (The National Academies/DHS)
- Radiological Terrorism: Emergency Management Pocket Guide for Clinicians (CDC)
- Radiation Topics (EPA)
- Understanding Radiation (HHS)
- ToxFAQs™ for Ionizing Radiation (ATSDR)
- Radiation Basics Made Simple (ORISE/CDC)
Comprehensive Information
- Radiation Emergency Medical Management – REMM (HHS)
- The Medical Aspects of Radiation Incidents (REAC/TS)
- Radiation Emergency Information for Clinicians (CDC)
- Radiation Information for Emergency Responders (CDC)
- Toxicological Profile for Ionizing Radiation (ATSDR)
- Radiological Terrorism: Tool Kit for Emergency Services Clinicians (CDC)
(Scroll down the page to the section entitled "Radiological Terrorism: Tool Kit for Emergency Services Clinicians.") - Use of Radiation Detection, Measuring, and Imaging Instruments to Assess Internal Contamination from Intakes of Radionuclides (CDC)
Public Health Response
- Radiological Terrorism: Tool Kit for Public Health Officials (CDC)
- Sheltering-in-Place in a Radiation Emergency (CDC)
- Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies: A Guide for State and Local Public Health Planners (CDC)
- Population Monitoring and Community Reception Center (CRC) Resources (CDC)
- Use of Environmental Monitoring Data to Support Public Health Decision Making in Radiation Emergencies (CDC)
- A Guide to Operating Public Shelters in a Radiation Emergency (CDC)
- Radiation Emergencies: Resources for Public Information Officers (HHS)
- Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials (CDC)
- Radiological/Nuclear Law Enforcement and Public Health Investigation Handbook (CDC)
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Maps (DHSS)
- How To Handle Situations Involving Suspicious Powdery Substances [Updated 2017] (DHSS)
- Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: 2012 Edition (CDC)
- Reporting Communicable, Environmental and Occupational Diseases (DHSS)
(See 19 CSR 20-20.020 and 19 CSR 20-20.080.) - CDC's Roles and Responsibilities in the Event of a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Attack (CDC)
- Strategic National Stockpile [SNS] (CDC)
- Strategic National Stockpile [SNS] (HHS)
- National Nuclear Security Administration: Emergency Response Efforts/Assets (NNSA)
- Resources on Decontamination (HHS)
Additional Information
- Quick Reference Information – Radiation (REAC/TS)
- Dictionary of Radiological Terms (HHS)
- Radiation Dictionary (CDC)
- Measuring Radiation (CDC)
- Calculate Your Radiation Dose (EPA)
- Sources of Radiological/Nuclear Information (HHS)
- RadNet Monitoring Data (EPA)
- Resources: Preparing For and Responding To Radiological and Nuclear Incidents (HHS)
Transportation Incidents
Other Guidance
- Radiation Emergencies Resource Library (CDC)
- Roundtable on Communication Strategies For Addressing Radiation Emergencies and Other Public Health Crises (CDC)
- Roundtable on Hospital Communications in a Mass Casualty Radiological Event (CDC)
Educational Material and Programs
- Radiation Emergency Training and Education (CDC)
- Videos: Basic radiation concepts explained by REAC/TS staff (REAC/TS)
- Educational Videos -- Protective Actions, Pharmaceutical Countermeasures, and Health Effects (CDC)
- Radiation Basics Made Simple (ORISE/CDC)
- Myths of Radiation: Communicating in Radiation Emergencies (CDC)
- Virtual Community Reception Center (vCRC) Training Tool (CDC)
- Community Reception Center (CRC) Drill Toolkit
- Video: Training for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials (CDC)
- Psychological First Aid in Radiation Disasters (CDC)
- Training: Use of Environmental Monitoring Data to Support Public Health Decision Making in Radiation Emergencies (CDC)
- Slide Presentations from Bridging the Gaps: Public Health and Radiation Emergency Preparedness Conference, March 2011