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— If significant 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 emergency team of radiation specialists (radiological assessor) (see Element A3.1).
— Monitor for gamma, beta and alpha and establish an inner-cordoned area (safety distance) in
accordance with Appendix 5 (Table A5-I).
— Brief incident commander on risks and provide measures to protect emergency workers (including
law enforcement) and control their dose (see Elements A6.7, A6.10).
— Provide support to medical response to include conducting radiological assessment at victim
assembly point and arranging support for the medical facilities treating possibly contaminated
victims.
— Establish radiological assessor base near the scene and activate an RMAC (see Appendix 14) if
needed to co-ordinate radiological field operations.
— If national radiological response resources are insufficient – request international assistance through
the IAEA.
— If needed, request support of specialist from the responsible State.
— Have the national competent authority notify potentially affected States and the IAEA if there are
indications that other States or their citizens may be affected (Transnational emergency - see
Element A2.15).
Responsible State:
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.
— Provide specialized monitoring (integrated into the RMAC) and technical support, including
recommending OILs for relocation and return to normal.
— Support recovery operations.
Public information officer/team:
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.
— Initiate media briefings from a single official source if the emergency receives media or public
attention. Activate a PIC if needed (see Element A9.1) 77 .
Emergency medical responder/team:
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.
— Implement and manage the on-scene medical response, including (see Elements A8.4, A 8.5):
• establish, with support from the radiological assessor, a victim assembly point near the scene of the
emergency for medical and radiological triage – field treatment.
• identify local medical facilities to be used for treatment of potentially contaminated/exposed victims;
brief their staff on treatment of exposed and contaminated casualties and risks. Arrange, with the
radiological assessor, to provide these local medical facilities with expert support, if needed, on
radiological monitoring, decontamination and radiation protection.
— Implement provisions to assess the concerns members of the public (worried-well) who are
concerned about radiation exposure/contamination (not at a hospital or other crucial facility).
— Provide medical advice and support to local medical community on treatment of
contaminated/exposed individuals and the risk (negligible) to their staff.
National/local officials:
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.
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