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	First Responders in the Field General Personal Protective Equipment Casualty Management Protective Action Guides Triage in the Field HazMat Online Training Courses General Manual for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency (PDF - 2.2 MB) (CTIF, IAEA, PAHO, WHO, October 2006) Portable First Responder Assistant - A Tool for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency (IAEA, 2008) Help for "First Responders" to Nuclear or Radiological Emergencies. The IAEA Issues Key Guidance to Local Emergency Reponse Team (IAEA, December 22, 2006) Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (PDF - 314 KB) (IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GS-R-2, FAO, IAEA, ILO, OECD/NEA, PAHO, OCHA, WHO, 2002) What To Do in a Radiological Emergency (IAEA) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) — FAQ (OSHA) Response Actions at Radiation Incidents : A Typical EMS Standard Operating Procedure (PDF - 79 KB) (Health Physics Society, June 25, 2004) An Approach to First Responder Radiological Preparedness (PDF - 80 KB) (Health Physics Society, September 2003) Becker SM, Middleton SA. Improving hospital preparedness for radiological terrorism: perspectives from emergency department physicians and nurses. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2008 Oct;2(3):174-84. [PubMed Citation] top of page Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment Practical Radiation Technical Manual, Personal Protective Equipment (PDF - 439 KB) (IAEA, 2004) Development of Models for Emergency Preparedness, Personal Protection Equipment, Decontamination, Isolation/Quarantine, and Laboratory Capacity (PDF - 4,715 KB) (AHRQ, 2005) OSHA Best Practices for Hospital-based First Receivers of Victims (OSHA, section B, January 2005, 1.93 MB) top of page Casualty Management Casualty Management After a Deliberate Release of Radioactive Material (HHS/CDC Fact Sheet, May 2005) (PDF - 86 KB) Casualty Management After Detonation of a Nuclear Weapon in an Urban Area (PDF - 89 KB) (HHS/CDC Fact Sheet, May 2005) Management of Terrorist Events Involving Radioactive Material (NCRP Report No. 138), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 2001. (See Chapter 9: Radiological Consequence Management Considerations, p. 110.) Generic Procedures for Medical Response during a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (PDF - 2,225 KB) (IAEA, Section C, Response at the Scene (at Pre-Hospital Level), pages 42 - 53, April 2005) top of page Protective Action Guides Emergency Worker Exposure Guidelines in the Early Phase top of page Triage in the Field Algorithms: Trauma Triage "START" Algorithm (Adults) Simple Triage & Rapid Treatment (CERT Los Angeles) Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) Technique (PDF - 197 KB) (Adult, SC-EMS.com) JumpSTART Pediatric Multiple Casualty Incident Triage (Dr. Lou E. Romig, MD, Team Life Support, Inc.) JumpSTART Pediatric Multiple Casualty Incidents Triage Tool (Dr. Lou E. Romig, MD, Team Life Support, Inc.) JumpSTART Algorithm (Children) Generic Procedures for Medical Response during a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (PDF - 2,225 KB) (IAEA, Section C, Response at the Scene (at Pre-Hospital Level), pages 42 - 53, April 2005) See also: Other primary mass casualty systems Algorithms: Radiation Triage Contamination Exposure Scarce Resources Triage Tool Exposure + Contamination See also: Other radiation triage algorithms and systems top of page HazMat Managing Radiation Emergencies: Identification of the Hazard (REAC/TS) Emergency Response Guidebook (2012 Emergency Response Guidebook: A Guidebook for First Responders During the Initial Phase of a Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials Incident, Department of Transportation, 2012, see especially pages 260-270 for radiation issues) Full Version of the ERG2012 (PDF - 4.16 MB) ERG2008 Mobile (for Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Windows-based PCs) How to Handle Radioactive Material Packages, a Guide for Cargo Handlers (PDF - 886 KB) (Department of Transportation, September 2006) DOE Environmental Management (EM) Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (Department of Energy) Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Emergency Responder Radioactive Material Quick Reference Sheet (PDF - 461 KB) (DOE Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program, Health Physics Society) top of page Online Training Courses Independent Study Program: IS-301 Radiological Emergency Response (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute) Independent Study Program: IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute)   top of page

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