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terrorist threats.
— If public contamination or exposure is possible, implement, as appropriate, the action guide for
Public contamination/exposure.
— If serious overexposure is suspected, implement, as appropriate, the action guide for Serious
overexposure.
— If a dangerous source is to be recovered, implement, as appropriate, the action guide for Recovery
of an uncontrolled dangerous source.
Radiological assessment (Radiological assessornational team) (See Element A3.1):
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.
— Provide the medical professional and incident commander reporting the event with instructions by
phone on radiation protection actions to take before assistance arrives (see Element A3.1).
— Dispatch radiation assistance team (radiological assessor) (see Element A3.1) to perform
monitoring to determine if injuries are radiation induced and isolate possible sources of exposure. If
public exposure is possible, recommend that the action guide for Public contamination/exposure
be followed.
Emergency medical responder/team:
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.
— Obtain national medical advice on determining if the injuries are radiation induced and on the
immediate precaution s to be taken during treatment. If public exposure is possible, recommend
that the action guide for Public contamination/exposure be followed.
— Gather potentially exposed or contaminated people, who are not seriously injured, in a safe location
(victim assembly point) to: register them, give them a medical and radiological evaluation (triage)
and arrange for their treatment.
— Arrange to alert local medical facilities of the potential for arrival of concerned people (worriedwell
76 ) if there is wide spread public concern.
— Reconstruct/record the doses received and inform those exposed about the risks. Arrange, where
appropriate (See element A8.5) for long term medical follow-up.
Public information officer/team:
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.
— If the emergency receives media or public attention, implement media briefings, from a single
official source, on the threat and appropriate public action; activate a PIC if needed (see Element
A9.1) 77 .
76 A person who has received neither radiation exposure nor contamination sufficient to warrant medical treatment or
decontamination but who is worried and wishes to be assessed for radiation exposure/contamination.
77 If the public announcement is delayed, prepare public information and a spokesperson to be used when the news of the
emergency reaches the media and public.
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