Radiation Emergency Training, Education, and Tools
CDC provides technical assistance, training, and tools to help preparedness professionals and communities be ready for a radiation emergency.
What's New
- Community Reception Center Simulation Program for Leveraging and Evaluating Resources (CRC SimPLER)
- Radiation Risk Communication for Public Health
- Radiation Response Briefing Manual pdf icon[PDF – 20 MB]
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Training and Reference
- Radiation Risk Communication for Public Health
- Radiation Response Briefing Manual: A Guide for Key Leaders and Public Health Decision Makers (July 2020) pdf icon[PDF – 20 MB]
- Radiation Basics Made Simple
- Myths of Radiation: Communicating in Radiation Emergencies
- Public Health Planning for Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism
- Success Stories in Radiation Emergency Preparedness
- Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies pdf icon[PDF – 12.7 MB]
- Screening People for External Contamination
- Radiation Epidemiology for Public Health Decision Making
- Psychological First Aid in Radiation Disastersexternal icon
- Use of Environmental Monitoring Data to Support Public Health Decision Making in Radiation Emergencies
- Radiation Emergency Training for Poison Center Staff
- CRC Operations in Radiation Emergencies: An Overview for Public Health Personnelexternal icon
- Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure and Contamination
- Medical Response to Mass Casualties
- Just-in-Time Training for Hospital Clinicians
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Tools and Resources
- Radiation Hazard Scale
- Radiation Thermometer
- CRC Electronic Data Collection Tool (CRC eTool)
- Community Reception Center (CRC) Drill Toolkit
- Community Reception Center Simulation Program for Leveraging and Evaluating Resources (CRC SimPLER)
- POD to CRC Planning Tool word icon[DOCX – 1 MB] |pdf icon[PDF – 3 MB]
- Radiological Terrorism: A Tool Kit for Public Health Officials
- Radiological Terrorism: A Tool Kit for Emergency Services Clinicians
- Internal Contamination Clinical Reference (ICCR) Application
- Virtual Community Reception Center (vCRC)
- Use of Radiation Detection, Measuring, and Imaging Instruments to Assess Internal Contamination from Intakes of Radionuclides
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Guidance and Recommendations
- Population Monitoring Guide pdf icon[PDF – 12.7 MB]
- A Guide to Operating Public shelters in a Radiation Emergency pdf icon[PDF – 8 MB]
- Guide for Handling Radioactive Contaminated Decedents pdf icon[PDF – 1.4 MB]
- Guidance for Caring for Individuals Exposed to Polonium 210
- Japan Incident – CDC Recommendations for Public Health Follow-Up of Travelers pdf icon[PDF – 239 KB]
- Japan Incident – Epidemiology Form for Public Health Follow-Up of Travelers pdf icon[PDF – 61 KB]
- Japan Incident– CDC Revised Recommendation to Radiation Control Health Physics Staff 4 13 2011 pdf icon[PDF – 94.5 KB]
- Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated With Radioactive Materialexternal icon
- Interim Guidelines for Hospital Response to Mass Casualties from a Radiological Incident pdf icon[PDF – 527 KB]
- Radiological/Nuclear Law Enforcement and Public Health Investigation Handbook pdf icon[PDF – 5.1 MB]
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Evaluation and Audience Assessment
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) Roundtable Materials
- Communication and Media Tools
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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
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Information and Educational Resources
- Infographics
- Educational Videos
- Radiation and Your Health
- FAQ’s
- Acute Radiation Syndrome pdf icon[PDF – 539 KB]
- Cutaneous Radiation Injury pdf icon[PDF – 2.4 MB]
- Neupogen® (Filgrastim): General Information for Clinicians
- Prenatal Radiation Exposure
- Pocket Guide: Radiological Terrorism Emergency Management
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Page last reviewed: October 13, 2021
