A Decision Makers Guide: Medical Planning and Response for a Nuclear Detonation

A Decision Makers Guide: Medical Planning and Response for a Nuclear Detonation
(PDF - 4.98 MB) (HHS/ASPR, Second Edition, November, 2017)

Purpose

• Assist preparedness efforts and incident decision making by providing critical scientific information about a nuclear incident
• Provide detailed information about managing the complex medical response

Audience

• Planners, administrators, emergency managers
• Upper-level policy and decision-makers in Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial public health and health-sector agencies, institutions, and governments

Organization

• Sections
  • Manual with 14 sections about key issues and decisions
  • Guides with 14 sections with more detailed information about key issues
  • Appendices with 5 useful support resources
• Actions and decisions linked to incident timeline
  • 0-4 hours
  • 4-24 hours
  • After 24 hours
• Dynamic navigation (jump links) between sections
• Recommendations linked to evidence-based information

History and Context of This Publication

• The Manual is a companion to Coleman CN, et al., Medical Planning and Response for a Nuclear Detonation: a Practical Guide, Biosecur Bioterror. 2012 Dec;10(4):346-71.
• Updates the previous Version 1 of this publication.

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