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Public Health in Radiological Emergency Preparedness and
Response
Frieda Fisher-Tyler, CIHOffice of Radiation Control
Health Systems Protection Section
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The role of DPH in emergency preparednessThe role of DPH in radiological emergency preparedness & responseTechnological Hazards: RadiationWhat is a radiological emergency?How can MRC volunteers assist in radiological emergencies?
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DPH: Delaware Division of Public HealthDEMA: Delaware Emergency Management
AgencyDNREC: Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental ControlSERT: State Emergency Response TeamRDD: Radiological Dispersal DeviceRED: Radiological Exposure DeviceIND: Improvised Nuclear Device
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To prepare and coordinate Delaware’s health and medical activities and resources during a emergency or disaster.
To expand healthcare capacity and capability.
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Governor’s Executive Order 13, Delaware Emergency Operations PlanTitle 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter V Public Health Emergencies, Lead Agency: Division of Public Health DPHTitle 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter III, Emergency Management, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan, Lead Agency: Delaware Emergency Management Agency, DEMA
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Emergencies with public health consequences
Natural disastersTechnological disasters
Public health emergencies
PandemicsBioterrorism
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Community PreparednessCommunity RecoveryEmergency Operations CoordinationEmergency Public Information and WarningFatality ManagementMass CareMedical Countermeasures DispensingMedical Material Management and DistributionMedical SurgeNon-Pharmaceutical Interventions
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Public Health (DPH) Laboratory TestingPublic Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigations (DPH)Responder Safety and HealthVolunteer ManagementMedical Evacuation/Shelter in Place
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State Health
Operations Center
Points of Dispensing
Shelters
Alternate Care Sites
Incident Management
Assistance Teams
Centralized Morgue
Warehouse
Assessment of radiation dose to emergency workers and the publicAssessment of radiation impacts to air, water and agriculture (crops, herds, flocks)Population monitoring for contamination of people and petsDevelop recommendations to protect the public as the emergency unfolds
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Provide guidance on radiation exposure or dose, and how people can protect themselves and their familiesPartner with DEMA and other agencies to assist the community with recoveryPartner with epidemiologists to collect radiation dose data for health surveillance
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Known as the State EOC, managed and operated by lead agency DEMACoordinates response and recovery operations across the state Liaisons with federal, state, and local Emergency Operations CentersLiaisons with many partner agencies
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What do we mean by radiation?
How do we encounter radiation in our daily lives?
How much radiation is safe or advisable?
Transportation Accidents Orphan Source AccidentsNuclear Power Plant AccidentsRadiological Terrorism:
Radiological Exposure Device REDRadiological Dispersal Device RDDImprovised Nuclear Device IND
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Population Monitoring -screening of people (and their pets) for contamination
Radiological Triage - screening of patients to prioritize for bioassay and countermeasures
Countermeasures - various protocols to reduce uptake, or speed up elimination of internal contamination
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Examples of potential tasking, in partnership with others:
Registering members of the public, their families and pets at community reception centersAssisting with screening for contamination of persons or possessions using field survey metersTaking histories of individuals – who, where, when, for how long with respect to the incident site
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Federal partnersState partnersLocal partnersNon-governmental partnersVolunteer groups
National Alliance for Radiation Readinesswww.radiationready.orgRadiological Emergency Medical Management, www.remm.orgRadiological Terrorism Toolkit for Public Health Officials, www.cdc.govRadiological Terrorism Toolkit for Emergency Services Clinicians, www.cdc.gov
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Frieda Fisher-Tyler, CIHAdministrator, Office of Radiation Control
Division of Public [email protected]
302-744-4546
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