Information for Clinicians
Emergency services physicians and nurses will be among the first clinicians to see and treat victims of radiation emergencies. Clinicians of all specialties will be responsible for providing care and information to:
- Patients admitted to the hospital
- Patients presenting for follow-up care
- Concerned individuals
- Others with questions about health effects related to the emergency
To help clinicians develop plans and response capacity for radiation emergencies, CDC has the following resources:
Patient Management
Guidelines and Recommendations
- Questions and Answers about Breastfeeding in a Nuclear/Radiological Emergency
- Acute Radiation Syndrome [PDF – 540 KB]
- Cutaneous Radiation Injury [PDF – 2.4 MB]
- Neupogen® (Filgrastim): General Information for Clinicians
- Prenatal Radiation Exposure
- Pocket Guide: Radiological Terrorism Emergency Management
- Interim Guidelines for Hospital Response to Mass Casualties from a Radiological Incident [PDF – 527 KB]
Training
Radiological Terrorism: Tool Kit for Emergency Services Clinicians
A free tool kit for planning and response
- Guidelines for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials [PDF 1.4 MB]
- Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure and Contamination
- Psychological First Aid in Radiation Disasters
- Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS): A Brochure for Physicians [PDF 539 KB]
- Cutaneous Radiation Injury (CRI): A Brochure for Physicians [PDF 2.4 MB]
- 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 [PDF 530 KB]
- The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Incident