Resource Library
By Topic – Videos
| Title | Source | Media | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Source | Media | Audience |
| Training: Myths of Radiation: Communicating in Radiation Emergencies
Communication in Radiation Emergencies: Myths of Radiation is a new training that discusses common radiation myths and identifies communications strategies to dispel them. |
CDC | Video | State and local public information officers (PIOs), radiation protection professionals, public health directors, and public health administrators |
| Use of Environmental Monitoring Data to Support Public Health Decision Making in Radiation Emergencies
This training is a panel discussion focused on identifying federal resources available to respond to radiation emergencies, discussing the response timeline, and describing the types of information and data products that will be available to responders and decision makers. |
CDC | Video | Public Health Professionals, First Responders, Clinicians |
| Video: Radiological Contamination and Exposure
A video focused on detailing possible exposure and contamination from a radiation emergency. |
CDC | Video | Public Health Professionals, First Responders |
| Video: Radiological Terrorism: Just in Time Training for Hospital Clinicians
A brief, 17-minute video covering key radiation principles and radiological procedures. Includes demonstrations on application of these principles and procedures in several patient care scenarios in an emergency services setting. |
CDC | Website | Clinicians |
| Video: Screening People for External Contamination: How to Use Hand-held Radiation Survey Equipment
An 18 minute skills training video that demonstrates how to screen people for external contamination using a hand held Geiger Mueller Detector. |
CDC | Video | Clinicians, First Responders |
| Video: Training for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials
Includes guidelines for how medical examiners, coroners, and funeral home personnel should handle decedents who have been contaminated with radioactive material. This site includes transcripts of the video. |
CDC | Video | Clinicians; Medical Examiners, Coroners, Funeral Directors |
| The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorism Incident
This satellite broadcast originally aired in 2005. It provides a generic overview and introduction to radiological and nuclear terrorism incident response planning for state, local, and tribal public health officials. Note: viewing this video requires Windows Media Player |
CDC | Video | Public Health Professionals, Clinicians, First Responders |
| Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring and Decontamination
This satellite broadcast originally aired in 2006. It provides an introduction to the challenges in planning for population monitoring. Consideration for adapting local response plans for large scale incidents are discussed. Note: viewing this video requires Windows Media Player |
CDC | Video | Public Health Professionals, First Responders |
| Medical Response to Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism
This satellite broadcast originally aired in 2004. It discusses possible scenarios, basic information on radiation and protection for clinicians, decontamination and medical management of radiation casualties. Note: viewing this video requires Windows Media Player |
CDC | Video | Public Health Professionals, Clinicians, First Responders |
| Community Reception Center Simulation Tool for Evaluation and Planning (CRC-STEP)
CRC-STEP is designed to help emergency planners determine the best process flow, resource utilization, and staffing for community reception center (CRC) operations in a radiation emergency response. |
CDC | Website | Clinicians, Public Health Professionals, First Responders |
| Training: Radiation Basics Made Simple
A training module that introduces participants to the fundamentals of radiation and radioactivity. This training features an enhanced lecture-style video and interactive knowledge checks to deliver and reinforce key concepts. |
CDC | Video | Public Health Professionals, Clinicians, First Responders |
| Training: Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure and Contamination
Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure and Contamination is a training module that aids in better understanding what medical countermeasures (treatments) are available for radiation exposure and contamination, how they work, and how and when they should be used. |
CDC | Website | Clinicians, Public Health Professionals, First Responders, Medical examiners |
| Educational Videos — Protective Actions, Pharmaceutical Countermeasures, and Health Effects
These videos describe what protective actions you can take in a radiation emergency, the possible health effects of radiation exposure and contamination, and medical treatments that may be available to you. |
CDC | Video | Clinicians, Public Health Professionals, First Responders, Medical Examiners |