Emergency Response

[<tgaglierd@achd.net> (Tony Gaglierd)]

	 I have been following this thread and believe it has moved from a radiation 
emergency response to a Haz Mat response. There are those that like to put 
radiation in the same category as Haz Mat because DOT dose. I think they are 
different and should remain so. Having said that 

let me say I agree with those who have stated Life Saving and Medical 
Management of life treating medical problems should take precedence over  
concerns about radiation and contamination measurements and decontamination.

This is what I was taught when I got involved in this area of emergency 
response That's what is taught at REACTS, and in most courses. That's what I 
and others try to teach responders at the Radiological Emergency Response 
Operations RERO class that FEMA offers. 

I see the gamete of those who will rush in and those that want to stand by 
and do nothing because of Radiation.

The above rule applies well to most modern accidents involving radioactive 
materials. Even the recent incident in Japan. It goe

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Thank you.
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