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	Radiation Safety and Protection Federal Response Planning Guidance How to Perform Radiation Surveys Radiation Decontamination Information from Selected Professional Societies See also: Software Tools for Radiation Event Response Initial Onsite Activities Response Planning Isotopes of Interest Develop a Radiation Response Plan Equip Emergency Department for Decontamination How to Perform a Survey for Radiation Contamination Decontamination Procedures Federal Response Planning Guidance Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation, First edition, 1/16/2009 (PDF - 1.69 MB) (Homeland Security Council Interagency Policy Coordination Subcommittee for Preparedness and Response to Radiological and Nuclear Threats) Key Response Planning Factors for the Aftermath of Nuclear Terrorism (PDF - 4.52 MB) (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, August 2009) National Response Plan, Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex (PDF - 230 KB) (DHS, June 2008) Planning Guidance for Protection and Recovery Following Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) and Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) Incidents (PDF - 394 KB) (DHS/FEMA, published in Federal Register, August 1, 2008, Z-RIN 1660-ZA02) Guide for the Selection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Decontamination Equipment for Emergency First Responders (PDF - 6.5 MB) (DHS, Draft, March 2007) EPA Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents (PDF - 15.57 MB) (EPA 400-R-92_001, May 1992) This guidance is currently undergoing revision. Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies: A Guide for State and Local Public Health Planner (PDF - 3.66 MB ) (HHS/CDC, August 2007) Radiation Safety and Health (U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration) Radiation Protection (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission) Radiation Protection (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) top of page How to Perform Radiation Surveys There is much print and internet guidance on radiation survey equipment, survey technique, and what constitutes a "radiation level of concern" in the environment and in a radiation survey of a potential victim. Consult your local agency guidelines. Only selected information about radiation safety is presented here as an introduction. How to survey (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)) How to detect radiation (Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)) Video: Screening People for External Contamination: How to Use Hand-held Radiation Survey Equipment (HHS/CDC) Use of Radiation Detection, Measuring, and Imaging Instruments to Assess Internal Contamination from Inhaled Radionuclides (HHS/CDC, 2009) top of page Radiation Decontamination There is much print and internet guidance about how to perform radiation decontamination and what constitutes a "radiation level of concern" in the environment and in a radiation survey of a potential victim. Consult your local agency guidelines. Only selected information about radiation safety is presented here as an introduction. REMM contamination/decontamination information Summary of Decontamination Information Use of Shower for External Decontamination Decontamination Facilities and Procedures Personal Protective Equipment Tyvek® Suit Used by Responders During External Decontamination of Victims Radiation Survey Equipment: general information Personal Dosimeter Other contamination/decontamination information Radiation Decontamination: 6 part audio-video demonstration (REAC/TS) Dressing by health care providers to prevent the spread of radioactive contamination Preparing the area to receive contaminated patients Removing clothing from a contaminated patient Surveying for radiation contamination: procedures Decontaminating a wound Decontaminating intact skin Video: Decontamination of Children (HHS/AHRQ, Children's Hospital Boston) Advanced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Standard Precautions - How to put on and take off gear (PowerPoint® - 10 MB) (The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) Video: Screening People for External Contamination: How to Use Hand-held Radiation Survey Equipment - 4 videos about the equipment and how to use it. (HHS/CDC) top of page Information from Selected Professional Societies National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) List of all NCRP Reports Other Professional Societies and International Organizations Health Physics Society Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. International Commission on Radiation Protection International Atomic Energy Agency World Health Organization Other Publications Dose assessment of inhaled radionuclides in emergency situations (Health Protection Agency/United Kingdom and Treatment Initiatives After Radiological Accidents (TIARA) project/European Commission, August 2007)

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