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Training: Myths of Radiation: Communicating in Radiation Emergencies Communication in Radiation Emergencies: Myths of Radiation is a new training that discusses common radiation myths and identifies communications strategies to dispel them.	CDC	Video	State and local public information officers (PIOs), radiation protection professionals, public health directors, and public health administrators
Use of Environmental Monitoring Data to Support Public Health Decision Making in Radiation Emergencies This training is a panel discussion focused on identifying federal resources available to respond to radiation emergencies, discussing the response timeline, and describing the types of information and data products that will be available to responders and decision makers.	CDC	Video	Public Health Professionals, First Responders, Clinicians
Video: Radiation Emergencies Public Health Roundtable: The Role of Poison Centers A recording of a roundtable discussion group session, bringing together poison control professionals across the country for discussion about current and future roles poison centers have in radiation emergency preparedness and response.	CDC	Video	Clinicians, Public health professionals
Video: Radiological Contamination and Exposure A video focused on detailing possible exposure and contamination from a radiation emergency.	CDC	Video	Public Health Professionals, First Responders
Video: Radiological Terrorism: Just in Time Training for Hospital Clinicians A brief, 17-minute video covering key radiation principles and radiological procedures. Includes demonstrations on application of these principles and procedures in several patient care scenarios in an emergency services setting.	CDC	Website	Clinicians
Video: Screening People for External Contamination: How to Use Hand-held Radiation Survey Equipment An 18 minute skills training video that demonstrates how to screen people for external contamination using a hand held Geiger Mueller Detector.	CDC	Video	Clinicians, First Responders
Video: Training for Handling Decedents Contaminated with Radioactive Materials Includes guidelines for how medical examiners, coroners, and funeral home personnel should handle decedents who have been contaminated with radioactive material. This site includes transcripts of the video.	CDC	Video	Clinicians; Medical Examiners, Coroners, Funeral Directors
The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorism Incident This satellite broadcast originally aired in 2005. It provides a generic overview and introduction to radiological and nuclear terrorism incident response planning for state, local, and tribal public health officials. Note: viewing this video requires Windows Media Player	CDC	Video	Public Health Professionals, Clinicians, First Responders
Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring and Decontamination This satellite broadcast originally aired in 2006. It provides an introduction to the challenges in planning for population monitoring. Consideration for adapting local response plans for large scale incidents are discussed. Note: viewing this video requires Windows Media Player	CDC	Video	Public Health Professionals, First Responders
Medical Response to Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism This satellite broadcast originally aired in 2004. It discusses possible scenarios, basic information on radiation and protection for clinicians, decontamination and medical management of radiation casualties. Note: viewing this video requires Windows Media Player	CDC	Video	Public Health Professionals, Clinicians, First Responders
RealOpt CRC RealOpt© CRC is a simulation and optimization program developed by CDC and the Georgia Institute of Technology that allows emergency planners to: Design customized and efficient community reception center (CRC) models. Assess resources and determine minimum needs to conduct population monitoring in the CRC. Determine optimal labor and instrumentation resources for the CRC. Determine the most efficient placement of staff throughout the CRC.	CDC	Website	Clinicians, Public Health Professionals, First Responders
Community Reception Center Simulation Tool for Evaluation and Planning (CRC-STEP) CRC-STEP is designed to help emergency planners determine the best process flow, resource utilization, and staffing for community reception center (CRC) operations in a radiation emergency response.	CDC	Website	Clinicians, Public Health Professionals, First Responders
Training: Radiation Basics Made Simple A training module that introduces participants to the fundamentals of radiation and radioactivity. This training features an enhanced lecture-style video and interactive knowledge checks to deliver and reinforce key concepts.	CDC	Video	Public Health Professionals, Clinicians, First Responders
Training: Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure and Contamination Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure and Contamination is a training module that aids in better understanding what medical countermeasures (treatments) are available for radiation exposure and contamination, how they work, and how and when they should be used.	CDC	Website	Clinicians, Public Health Professionals, First Responders, Medical examiners
Educational Videos -- Protective Actions, Pharmaceutical Countermeasures, and Health Effects These videos describe what protective actions you can take in a radiation emergency, the possible health effects of radiation exposure and contamination, and medical treatments that may be available to you.	CDC	Video	Clinicians, Public Health Professionals, First Responders, Medical Examiners

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Page last reviewed: September 29, 2015
Page last updated: December 12, 2016
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