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Allocation of Scarce Resources | Palliative Care | Radiation Incidents

Allocation of Scarce Resources (Altered Standards of Care)

Allocation of Scarce Resources (exit DHS)
Additional Information
- Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: A Letter Report (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Palliative Care

Guidelines for Palliative Care in a Disaster (Word, 63 KB)
Palliative Care in a Disaster (PDF, 138 KB)
Palliative Care in a Disaster Presentation, March 2009 (23 minutes 44 seconds) (Webcast, help)
Guidelines on the Care of the Dying, Death Reporting Requirements and the Removal and Disposition of the Body (Word, 240 KB)
Caring for Those Who Care: The Role of the Occupational Health Nurse in Disaster Incidents (PDF, 94 KB)

Radiation Incidents

Radiological Incident Preparedness for Community Hospitals 4-1-11 webcast (57 minutes 46 seconds) (Webcast, help)
Radiological Incident Preparedness For Community Hospitals: a Demonstration Project (PDF, 2.2 MB)
The Management of Patients in a Radiological Incident (Word, 2.3 MB)
Gundersen Lutheran Health System: Demonstration Project Resources
- Standard Operating Procedures (Word, 110 KB)
- Radiation Emergencies: Acute Radiation Syndrome: A Fact Sheet for Physicians (PDF, 203 KB)
- Operational Radiation Safety (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Decorporation Agents for Internal Contamination (PDF, 17 KB)
- Questions and Suggested Answers in a Radiological Emergency (Word, 40 KB)
- Using the Ludlum Model 3 Survey Meter (PDF, 30 KB)
- Job Action Cards - Radiological Incident (Word, 317 KB)
- Radiation Decontamination Team PPE Poster (PDF, 402 KB)
- Radiation Incident Decontamination Equipment List (PDF, 12 KB)
- Quarterly Checklist - Radiation Decontamination Checklist (Excel, 25 KB)
- Radiation Emergency Assistance Center / Training Site (REAC/TS) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Additional Resources:

Manual for First Responders to a Radiological Incident (PDF, 2.8 MB)
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