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Radiation Incidents/Emergencies

• Radionuclide involved
• Amount of radioactivity
• Chemical form of released material, other hazardous chemicals involved
• Volume or released material
• Location of incident (building and room number)
• Persons contaminated or exposed, estimate of amount (e.g., 2,000 CPM, ³²P, 10 cm² on skin of arm)
• Any injuries, what they are, how serious
• Air borne radioactivity present or not
• What you have done so far
• Principal investigator name
• Name of person reporting
• Telephone number where you can be reached

Some radiological incidents involve serious risk to life, health or property. In the event of serious injury coupled with exposure to radiation, fire, explosion, major release of health threatening materials or serious radiation exposure, an ambulance may be dispatched, and victims will be transported to a hospital for treatment. Upon arrival at the hospital, the victims(s) will be met by appropriate radiation safety personnel who will monitor the treatment and decontamination procedure.

Handling Radioactive Incidents/Emergencies

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