Information for Clinicians

Emergency services physicians and nurses will be among the first clinicians to see and treat victims of radiation emergencies. Clinicians of all specialties will be responsible for providing care and information to:

• Patients admitted to the hospital
• Patients presenting for follow-up care
• Concerned individuals
• Others with questions about health effects related to the emergency

To help clinicians develop plans and response capacity for radiation emergencies, CDC has the following resources:

Patient Management

• Staff Protection (PPE)external icon
• Triageexternal icon
• Medical Management: Decontaminationexternal icon
• Medical Management: Acute Radiation Exposure
• Medical Management: Internal Contaminationexternal icon
• Medical Management: Cutaneous Radiation Injury
• Medical Management: Countermeasures

Guidelines and Recommendations

• Acute Radiation Syndrome (PDF)pdf icon
• Cutaneous Radiation Injury (PDF)pdf icon
• Neupogen^® (Filgrastim): General Information for Clinicians
• Prenatal Radiation Exposure
• Pocket Guide: Radiological Terrorism Emergency Management
• Interim Guidelines for Hospital Response to Mass Casualties from a Radiological Incidentpdf icon

Training

• Just-in-Time Training for Hospital Clinicians
• Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure and Contamination
• Medical Response to Mass Casualties
• Psychological First Aid in Radiation Disastersexternal icon
• Radiation Basics Made Simple
• Screening People for External Contamination

Related Links

• Disaster Information Management Research Center
  Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radiation Event – March 2011external icon
• International Atomic Energy Agencyexternal icon
• RadNet – Tracking Environmental Radiation Nationwideexternal icon
• World Health Organizationexternal icon
• Radiation Emergencies and Your Health
• Types of Radiation Emergencies
• Strategic National Stockpileexternal icon
• Isotopes of Interestexternal icon
• Tool Kit for Public Health Professionals
• Using Hospital Equipment to Assess Internal Contamination
• Guidance on Caring for Individuals Exposed to Polonium-210
• Training for Handling Radioactive Decedentsexternal icon
• Summary of Roundtable on Hospital Communications in a Mass Casualty Radiological Eventpdf icon