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General Management/Guidance Documents


Radiological Terrorism: Emergency Management Pocket Guide for Clinicians (CDC)

Radiation Victim Treatment (REAC/TS)

Casualty Management after a Deliberate Release of Radioactive Material (CDC)

Casualty Management after Detonation of a Nuclear Weapon In an Urban Area (CDC)

Personal Protective Equipment Guide (USACHPPM)

Respirators and Other Personal Protective Equipment (NIOSH)

Guidance for Radiation Accident Management (REAC/TS)

 

Radiation Event Medical Management (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.

Health Guidance - Initial Management in a Hospital Setting of Persons Contaminated With Radioactive Materials and Exposed to Radiation Following the Explosion of a Dirty Bomb (DHSS)

Managing Radiation Emergencies - Guidance for Prehospital Emergency Services (REAC/TS)

Managing Radiation Emergencies - Guidance for Hospital Medical Management (REAC/TS)

Hospital Triage in the First 24 Hours after a Nuclear or Radiological Disaster (REAC/TS)

Interim Guidelines for Hospital Response to Mass Casualties from a Radiological Incident (CDC)

Medical Treatment of Radiological Casualties (DHS)

Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians (AHRQ/AAP) See especially Chapter 6. Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism.

Hematologic Support (HHS)

Emergency Department Management of Radiation Casualties (HPS)

Emergency Response Guidance for the First 48 Hours After the Outdoor Detonation of an Explosive Radiological Dispersal Device (Health Physics

Draft Guidance: Protective Action Guides for Radiological Dispersal Device and Improvised Nuclear Device Incidents (DHS)

Radiation Incidents Management (VHA)

Cutaneous Radiation Injury: Physicians' Fact Sheet (CDC)

Radiation Skin Effects (HHS)

Prenatal Radiation Exposure: Physicians' Fact Sheet (CDC)

Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials (CDC)

Evaluation of Hospital Radiation Detectors for Use in Screening Potentially Contaminated Individuals (CDC)

See also the section on Acute Radiation Syndrome