Overview of hazard assessment and emergency planning software of use to RN first responders

Health Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-156

  Waller, E ^a   Millage, Kyle ^b   Blakely, William F ^c   Ross, James A ^c   Mercier, John R ^c   Sandgren, David J ^c   Levine, Ira H ^c   Dickerson, William E ^c   Nemhauser, Jeffrey B ^d   Nasstrom, John S ^e   Sugiyama, Gayle ^e   Homann, Steve ^e   Buddemeier, Brooke R ^e   Curling, Carl A ^f   Disraelly, Deena S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Computers; Emergencies; Emergency planning; Radiological

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TRAINING; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 67651148496     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000348464.78396.23     Document Type: Article

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