Radiation Emergency Related Links
On this page:
- General Information
- Medical Management
- First Responders
- Laboratory Guidance
- Training & Education
- Publications
- Other Resources
General Information
- Radiation Protection
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- What We Know About Radiation
National Institutes of Health
- The Down and Dirty on Dirty Bombs or "What Was That All About?"
Institute for Homeland Security
- Calculate Your Radiation Dose
From the Environmental Protection Agency
- Radiation Glossary
Environmental Protection Agency
- Health Physics Society
View fact sheets or post specific questions using the “Ask an Expert” page
- National Response Plan (Department of Homeland Security)
What the federal government's role would be in a terrorist or natural disaster event, including an annex for radiological or nuclear incidents
- Order or download Toxicological Profiles on Radioisotopes
From the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- University of Michigan Health Physics Web Site
An internet resource for radiation, nuclear, and health physics topics
- The Hanford Health Information Network (HHIN)
Washington State Department of Health Medical Management
- Strategic National Stockpile
- Terrorism with Ionizing Radiation General Guidance Pocket Guide
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
- Medical Management of Radiation Accidents
Department of Energy’s Radiological Emergency Assistance Center Training Site (REAC/TS)
- Disaster Preparedness for Radiology Professionals
Response to Radiological Terrorism
From the American College of Radiology
- Medical Treatment of Radiological Casualties
Dept of Homeland Security Working Group on Radiological Dispersal Device Preparednes
- Medical Management of Radiological Casualties
Armed Forces Radiobiological Research Institute (AFRRI)
- Medical Aspects of NBC Defensive Operations (FM-8)
From the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force
- Medical Preparation for Terrorism and Other Disasters
American Medical Association
- Initial Management of Irradiated or Radioactively Contaminated
Personnel
Navy Bureau of Medicine Instruction 6470.10A
- Hospital
Preparedness for Victims of Chemical or Biological Terrorism
American Journal of Public Health
First Responders
- The
Emergency Response Guidebook
A guidebook for first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials incident
- Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
Laboratory Guidance
- Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual
Draft manual Training & Education
- DOE/IAFF Training for Radiation Emergencies
U.S. Department of Energy
- Emergency Management Institute(EMI) Website
FEMA Publications
- Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation
Prepared by the National Research Council's Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations (BEIR V)
- The Model
State Emergency Health Powers Act: Planning for and Response to Bioterrrorism
and Naturally Occurring Infectious Diseases
A model act drafted by Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities at the request of CDC. Other Resources
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Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM): Guidance on Diagnosis and Treatment for Health Care Providers
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Food & Drug Administration
- Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
- Department of Energy
- Armed Forces Radiological Research Institute (AFRRI)
- National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements (NCRP)