FW: Rad. contaminated medically injured patients

["Sewell, Linda" <LMS1@pge.com>]

Hi All,

I am forwarding this on to Radsafe because I thought it might be of general
interest on a recent thread.

Linda


Linda M. Sewell, CHP
Diablo Canyon Power Plant
PO Box 56
Avila Beach,  CA  93424
(805) 545-4315 (voice)
(805) 545-2618 (fax)
mailto:lms1@pge.com


> ----------
> From: 	Romans, Kenneth S
> Sent: 	Thursday, February 25, 1999 8:55 AM
> To: 	'Jim.Casto@ehs.ucsb.edu'
> Cc: 	'radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu'; 'lee_david_w@lanl.gov'; Sewell,
> Linda
> Subject: 	Rad. contaminated medically injured patients
> Sensitivity: 	Private
> 
> 	Hi Jim,  
> 
>      	I am part of a team that does training and conducts drills on this
> topic at Marion Hospital in Santa Maria, French Hospital in San Luis
> Obispo, and St. Francis Hospital in San Francisco, on an annual basis.  It
> is a contractual agreement between Pacific Gas & Electric's Diablo Canyon
> Nuclear Power Plant and the affiliated hospitals.  The drills are FEMA
> evaluated every 2 years.  We have also assisted in conducting drills with
> Fire Departments and Paramedical Staff in both San Luis Obispo and Santa
> Barbara Counties.  On the medical aspects I rely heavily on the following
> sources:
> 
> 	"Handling of Radiation Accident Patents by Paramedical and Hospital
> Personnel,"		
> 	by Thomas A. Carder, 1993 by CRC Press, Inc.  ISBN 0-8493-8696-9
> 
> 	Video Tape and Syllabus called  "Hospital Management of Radiation
> Accidents" 		
> 	produced by:
> 	Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)
> 	Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Medical Sciences
> Division
> 	P.O. Box 117
> 	Oak Ridge, TN  37831
> 	  phone # (615) 576-3131
> 
> 	REAC/TS has excellent training programs sponsored by DOE on the
> handling of radiation accidents by emergency personnel.  I would highly
> recommend their classes.  I use their syllabus from two classes I have
> attended as well.  There are other resources as well and I would be happy
> to provide more information if needed.
> 
> 	Sincerely,
> 	Ken Romans, PA-C
> 	Medical Facility Manager
> 	Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
> 	Avila Beach, CA
> 		(805) 545-4441
> 
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