First Responder Guide for Radiological Unknowns

Editore: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Emergency Operations, Emergency Operations Training Academy, Washington DC

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This booklet measures approximately 3 and 3/4 inches by 5.5 inches. 46 pages. plus covers. Topics covered include Placards and Labels, Response Overview, Localizing a Radiological Source, Safety and Decontamination, Radiation Basics, Radiation Terms, Radiation Dose and Health Effects, Time and Distance, Sources and Isotopes, Radioactive Sources and Containers, Contacts, Glossary & Reference, Perimeter/Area, and US/Metric Conversion Tables. Contains many small color photographs, maps, and tables. First responders such as HAZMAT teams and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squads are the intended users of this booklet. A first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, natural disaster, or terrorism. First responders typically include law enforcement officers, Paramedics, EMT's and firefighters. In some areas, emergency department personnel are also required to respond to disasters and critical situations, designating them first responders. A certified first responder is one who has received certification to provide pre-hospital care in a certain jurisdiction, such as the Certified First Responder in France. A community first responder is a person dispatched to attend medical emergencies until an ambulance arrives. A wilderness first responder is trained to provide pre-hospital care in remote settings who has skills relevant to ad hoc patient packaging and transport by non-motorized means. First responders must be trained to deal with a wide array of potential medical emergencies. Due to the high level of stress and uncertainty associated with the position, first responders must maintain physical and mental health. Even with such preparation, first responders face unique risks of being the first people to aid those with unknown contagions. For example, in 2003 first responders were among the earliest victims of the previously unknown SARS virus, when they cared for patients affected with the virus. In the United States, The term first responder is defined in U.S. Homeland Security Presidential Directive, HSPD-8 and reads: The term "first responder" refers to those individuals who in the early stages of an incident are responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence, and the environment, including emergency response providers as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. § 101), as well as emergency management, public health, clinical care, public works, and other skilled support personnel (such as equipment operators) that provide immediate support services during prevention, response, and recovery operations. Emergency response providers are defined by 6 U.S.C. § 101 as follows: (6) The term "emergency response providers" includes Federal, State, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency public safety, fire, law enforcement, public safety telecommunicators/dispatcher, emergency response, emergency medical services providers (including hospital emergency facilities), and related personnel, agencies, and authorities.…

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Titolo
First Responder Guide for Radiological Unknowns
Autore
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Emergency Operations, Emergency Operations Training Academy
Editore
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Emergency Operations, Emergency Operations Training Academy, Washington DC
Condizione
Very good
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Spiral bound wraps
Edizione
Presumed First Edition, First printing.

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