A5034627042- Disaster Response and Management
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Effects of Radiation Exposure
- Nuclear Issues and Defense
- Chemical Safety and Risk Management
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Risk Perception and Management
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Risk and Safety Analysis
Office of Readiness and Response
2008-2019
United States Department of Health and Human Services
2012-2019
IHS Markit (United States)
2012
Developing a mass-casualty medical response to the detonation of an improvised nuclear device (IND) or large radiological dispersal (RDD) requires unique advanced planning due potential magnitude event, lack warning, and radiation hazards. In order for care resources be collocated matched requirements, [US] Federal interagency response-planning group has developed conceptual approach responding such incidents. The "RTR" system (comprising Radiation-specific TRiage, TReatment, TRansport...
The purpose of this article is to set the context for special issue Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness on allocation scarce resources in an improvised nuclear device incident. A detonation occurs when a sufficient amount fissile material brought suddenly together reach critical mass cause explosion. Although chance thought be small, consequences are potentially catastrophic, so planning effective medical response necessary, albeit complex. substantial will result physical...
Resilience and the ability to mitigate consequences of a nuclear incident are enhanced by (1) effective planning, preparation training; (2) ongoing interaction, formal exercises, evaluation among sectors involved; (3) timely response communication; (4) continuous improvements based on new science, technology, experience, ideas. Public health medical planning require complex, multi-faceted systematic approach involving federal, state, local, tribal, territorial governments; private sector...
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is fully committed to the development medical countermeasures address national security threats from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear agents. Through Public Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise, HHS has launched managed a multi-agency, comprehensive effort develop operationalize countermeasures. Within HHS, includes National Institutes (NIH), (led by Institute Allergy Infectious Diseases), Office Assistant...
ABSTRACT A national need is to prepare for and respond accidental or intentional disasters categorized as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive (CBRNE). These incidents require specific subject-matter expertise, yet have commonalities. We identify 7 core elements comprising CBRNE science that integration effective preparedness planning public health medical response recovery. are (1) basic clinical sciences, (2) modeling systems management, (3) planning, (4) incident (5)...
Planning for and exercising the medical response to potential chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive (CBRNE) terrorist events are new responsibilities most health care providers. Among CBRNE events, radiological and/or nuclear (rad/nuc) thought have received least attention from providers planners. To assist clinicians, U.S. Department of Health Human Services (HHS) has created a new, innovative tool kit, Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM) web portal...
This article summarizes major points from a newly released guide published online by the Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The reviews basic principles about radiation its measurement, short-term long-term effects radiation, medical countermeasures as well essential information how to prepare respond nuclear detonation. A link is provided manual itself, which in turn heavily referenced readers who wish have more detail.
ABSTRACT The user-managed inventory (UMI) is an emerging idea for enhancing the current distribution and maintenance system emergency medical countermeasures (MCMs). It increases capabilities dispensing of MCMs enhances local/regional preparedness resilience. In UMI, critical MCMs, especially those in routine use (“dual utility”) that must be administered soon after incident before outside supplies can arrive, are stored at multiple facilities (including supply or networks) across United...