Facility Preparation

�The hospital should activate its radiological emergency medical response plan.

�A triage area should be identified for accepting patients and the worried well.

�The plan should address contamination control for staff and facilities. There should be a call out list to obtain additional staff and equipment.

�Staff protects themselves from contamination by using universal precautions and double gloving.

�Staff should know where to obtain radiation survey meters and personnel to operate them.

�Environmental Services should establish multiple receptacles for contaminated waste.

�Call for additional support from hospital staff: Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Radiation Safety/ Health Physics.

�Plan for the decontamination of uninjured persons away from the ED.

�Protect the floor with covering if time allows.