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— Ensure operational guidance (OILs) is available for assessment and implementation of evacuation,<br />
relocation, medical follow-up and treatment of contaminated individuals, restriction of water and<br />
food and restriction of products and commodities. Provide a plain language explanation of the risk<br />
and appropriate public action with the guidance.<br />
— Provide measures to protect emergency workers (including law enforcement) and control their dose<br />
(see Elements A6.7, A6.10).<br />
— If national radiological response resources are insufficient, request international assistance through<br />
the <strong>IAEA</strong>.<br />
Emergency medical responder/team:<br />
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.<br />
— Make provisions to implement and manage the on-scene medical response, including (see<br />
Elements A8.4, A 8.5):<br />
• establishing, with support from the radiological assessor, a victim assembly point near the scene of the<br />
emergency for medical and radiological triage – field treatment.<br />
• identifying local medical facilities to be used for treatment of potentially contaminated/exposed victims. Brief<br />
their staff on treatment of exposed and contaminated casualties and risks. Arrange, with the radiological<br />
assessor, to provide these local medical facilities with expert support, if needed, on radiological monitoring,<br />
decontamination and radiation protection.<br />
• Implementing provisions to assess the concerns members of the public (worried-well) who are concerned about<br />
radiation exposure/contamination (not at a hospital or other crucial facility).<br />
— Prepare to provide medical advice and support to local medical community on treatment of<br />
contaminated/exposed individuals and the negligible risk to their staff.<br />
Public information officer/team:<br />
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.<br />
— If the emergency receives media or public attention, implement media briefings from a single<br />
official source on the threat and appropriate public action. Activate a PIC if needed (see Element<br />
A9.1) 77 .<br />
<strong>IAEA</strong> provided assistance:<br />
— Operate under the ICS incident commander.<br />
— Respond to international inquiries on transnational emergencies.<br />
— Arrange for activation of appropriate ERNET teams if assistance is requested (see Element A8.4).<br />
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