Radiological Incidents

Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Radiation Emergencies
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Radiological Terrorism, Emergency Management Pocket Guide for Clinicians, 2005
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/pdf/clinicianpocketguide.pdf

Dept of Homeland Security, Working Group on Radiological Dispersal Device Preparedness, Medical Treatment of Radiological Casualties, Version 12-09-03
http://www1.va.gov/emshg/docs/Radiological_Medical_Countermeasures_Indexed-Final.pdf/

Medalia, J. Terrorist Dirty Bomb: A Brief Primer, Congressional Research Service Repor for Congress, Updated April 1, 2004
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/crs/RS21528.pdf

Medical Management of the Acute Radiation Syndrome: Recommendations of the Strategic National Stockpile Radiation Working Group, Annals of Internal Medicine, June 15, 2004, Volume 140, Issue 12, pages 1037-1051
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/12/1037

Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook, Military Medical Operations, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, April 2003
http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/www/outreach/pdf/2edmmrchandbook.pdf

Merck Manual (online version), Radiation Reaction and Injuries, Sec. 20, Ch 278
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section20/chapter278/278a.jsp

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Emergency Preparedness and Response, OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers of Victims, January 2005
http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/bestpractices/firstreceivers_hospital.html