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
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