Reference Materials

Training Material:

• Basic Radiation Training and Test (PDF) 
• Basic Radiation Training Power Point Presenation (PPT) 
• Basic Radiation Training Test Only (PDF) 
• Basic Radiation Training Test Online Submission (must submit survey too) 
• Basic Radiation Training Survey Online Submission 
• RITN Grandrounds 'Medical Response to Radiation Exposure: the Role of Hematologists' presentation (PPT) 
• CDC Training:
  • Radiological Terrorism: Medical Response to Mass Casualties: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/masscasualties/training.asp 
  • Radiological Terrorism: Just in Time Training for Hospital Clinicians: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/justintime.asp 
  • Medical Response to Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism: http://www2.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/radiation-04/default.asp 
  • The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Incident: http://www2.cdc.gov/phtn/nuclear05/default.asp 
   
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute:
  • IS-836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex to the National Response Framework interactive web-based course: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is836.asp 
   

 

Planning Information:

• Federal Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation:
  http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/discussion/planners/planningguidanceforresponse.pdf 
• National Planning Scenarios:
  http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/nationalsecurity/
  earlywarning/NationalPlanningScenariosApril2005.pdf 
• Vulnerability of populations and the urban health care systems to nuclear weapon attack – examples from four American cities by William C Bell and Cham E Dallas
  http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/6/1/5 
• Mass Medical Care With Scarce Resources:The Essentials is a resource for planners to prepare for public health emergencies when demand for medical resources outweighs supply. (HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/mmcessentials/mccessent.pdf 

 

Reference Materials

• NMDP Fact Sheet for Health Care Professionals on Radiation Injury and Stem Cell Transplantation 

• NMDP Fact Sheet for Health Care Professionals on Mustard Agents ("Mustard Gas") 

• NMDP Fact Sheet for Health Care Professionals on Nerve Agents 

• AFRRI Pocket Guide - Emergency Radiation Medicine Response  
  The 2008 Pocket Guide can be consulted quickly to assess and control an emergency situation.  It defines radiation exposure and describes steps in diagnosis, treatment, decontamination, and reporting. http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/outreach/pdf/AFRRI-Pocket-Guide.pdf 

• HHS Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM) Adult Hospital Orders:
  • http://www.remm.nlm.gov/adultorderform.htm 
  • http://www.remm.nlm.gov/Adult_Orders.pdf 
   
• REAC/TS Combined Injury Treatment Website and flowchart:
  • http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/combined-injury.htm 
  • http://orise.orau.gov/images/reacts/radtreatmentchart-lg.pdf 
   
• Estimating External Dose: Is it a big deal, little deal, or minimal cause for concern:
  • Early External Dose Estimation. Sugarman, S. (March 2010). REAC/TS Health Physics Project Manager.
   
• HHS Altered Standards of Care Webpage and booklet: 
  • http://www.ahrq.gov/research/altstand/ 
  • http://www.ahrq.gov/research/altstand/altstand.pdf 
   
• Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Information:
  • FDA Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products
    http://www.fda.gov/oc/guidance/emergencyuse.html 
  • CDC summary of improtance of EUA
    http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/7/1046.htm 
   
• Fliedner:
  • Medical Management of Radiation Accidents; Manual on the Acute Radiation Syndrome (METREPOL Manual)
    http://vts.uni-ulm.de/docs/2009/6891/vts_6891_9572.pdf 
   

 

Journal Articles:

• Preparing for the Unthinkable: Emergency Preparedness for the Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Program (PDF) 
• Radiation Emergencies: Evaluation, Management, and Transplantation (PDF) 
• Medical Management of the Acute Radiation Syndrome: Recommendations of the Strategic National Stockpile. Radiation Working Group. Jamie K. Waselenko, MD; et al.
  http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/140/12/1037.pdf 
• Vulnerability of populations and the urban health care systems to nuclear weapon attack – examples from four American cities (Link) 
• Baranov A, Hematopoietic Recovery After 10 Gy Acute Total Body Radiation. Blood, Vol. 83, No. 2, January 15, 1994; pp. 598-599 
• Fliedner, T., et al. Stem Cells, Multiorgan Failure in Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness: A U.S./European Consultation Workshop. Theodor M. 
  Stem Cells May 1 2009: 1205 - 1211. 
• Casagrande, R., et al. Federal Nuclear Preparedness and Response Measures Reflect New Modeling Paradigms. Homeland Security Affairs, 6, 1. January 2010. 

 

RITN Exercises:

• 2006 RITN Tabletop exercise scenario and questions 
• 2007 RITN Tabletop exercise scenario and questions 
• 2008 RITN Tabletop exercise scenario and questions
  • 2008 RITN Tabletop exercise results (xls file) 
   
• 2009 RITN Tabletop exercise scenario and questions 
  • 2009 RITN Tabletop exercise results (xls file)