Radiation Emergencies

CDC Resources

Radiation Hazard Scale — an emergency communication tool that provides a frame of reference for relative hazards of radiation, conveying meaning without using radiation measurements or units that are unfamiliar to people.

Communicating in Radiation Emergencies: Myths of Radiation — a new training that introduces participants to some common myths of radiation and identifies communications strategies to combat these and other myths.

Radiation Thermometer — a new tool to help put common radiation doses in perspective.

Community Reception Center (CRC) Drill Toolkit — a new toolkit to help communities, agencies, and emergency planners design and implement a CRC Drill.

Emergency Responder Radioactive Material Quick Reference Sheet - Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program

Communicating Radiation Risks

CDC Resources for Professionals in Making an Informed Decision During a Radiation Emergency

• Information for Clinicians
• Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
• Radiation Emergency Resource Library — Additional CDC webpages, documents, and videos on radiation emergencies, organized by topic
• Radiation Emergency Toolkits — FREE toolkits available
• Radiation Emergency Training and Education
• Possible Health Effects of Radiation Exposure and Contamination
• Treatments for Radiation Exposure and Contamination
• Health Information for Specific Groups

CDC Toolkit for Public Health

• Radiation Hazard Scale NEW!
• A Guide for Operating Public Shelters in a Radiation Emergency - February 2015
• Community Reception Center (CRC) Drill Toolkit NEW!
• Training: Use of Environmental Monitoring Data to Support Public Health Decision Making in Radiation Emergencies NEW!
• EPA: Guide to Communicating Radiation Risks
• Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials
• Training for Handling Radioactive Decedents
• Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure and Contamination
• Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies: Guide for State and Local Public Health Planners
• Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring and Decontamination
• Public Health Planning for Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism
• Radiation Basics Made Simple
• Radiation Emergencies Infographics
• Radiological/Nuclear Law Enforcement and Public Health Investigation Handbook
• The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Incident
• Screening People for External Contamination
• Virtual Community Reception Center (vCRC)

CDC Toolkit for Emergency Services Physicians

• Emergency Responder Radioactive Material Quick Reference Sheet (DOE/TEPP - 2006)
• Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials
• Training for Handling Radioactive Decedents
• Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure and Contamination
• Medical Response to Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism
• Psychological First Aid in Radiation Disasters
• Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS): A Fact Sheet For Physicians
• Cutaneous Radiation Injury (CRI): A Fact Sheet for Physicians
• Radiation and Pregnancy: A Fact Sheet for Physicians
• Radiation Basics Made Simple
• Radiation Emergencies Infographics
• Radiological Terrorism: Emergency Management Pocket Guide for Clinicians
• Radiological Terrorism: Just-in-Time Training for Hospital Clinicians
• Radiological Terrorism: Medical Response to Mass Casualties
• REAC/TS Radiation Patient Treatment Algorithm
• The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Incident