.Prepping for nuke nightmare in Baghdad
Members of the Oak Ridge-based Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, including the director Dr. Albert Wiley, were in Baghdad earlier this month to train first responders for medical emergencies involving radiation.
The three-day course (April 11-13) was conducted by the National Nuclear Security Administration (under the sponsorship of the State Dept. and the U.S. Embassy) and hosted by the Iraq Radioactive Source Regulatory Authority. About 40 members of the Iraqi medical community participated.
REAC/TS is part of the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education, which is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Pam Bonee, an institute spokeswoman, said three staff members -- Wiley, health physicist John Crapo and nurse Rob Beauchamp -- took part in the training effort.
The course provides medical professionals with additional info on procedures for stabilizing, handling, transporting and care for individuals who have been exposed to radiation or contaminated with radioactivity.
REAC/TS is one of the world's leading responders to nuclear and radioloigcal accidents and a clearinghouse for information pertaining to rad accidents.
In a statement, NNSA emergency operations chief Joseph Krol said, "Radiation medical emergency training with Iraq is part of NNSA's comprehensive approach to nuclear and radiological incident response. The breadth of our experience working in nuclear security over the past 60 years enables us to prepare other professionals for such incidents."
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The three-day course (April 11-13) was conducted by the National Nuclear Security Administration (under the sponsorship of the State Dept. and the U.S. Embassy) and hosted by the Iraq Radioactive Source Regulatory Authority. About 40 members of the Iraqi medical community participated.
REAC/TS is part of the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education, which is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Pam Bonee, an institute spokeswoman, said three staff members -- Wiley, health physicist John Crapo and nurse Rob Beauchamp -- took part in the training effort.
The course provides medical professionals with additional info on procedures for stabilizing, handling, transporting and care for individuals who have been exposed to radiation or contaminated with radioactivity.
REAC/TS is one of the world's leading responders to nuclear and radioloigcal accidents and a clearinghouse for information pertaining to rad accidents.
In a statement, NNSA emergency operations chief Joseph Krol said, "Radiation medical emergency training with Iraq is part of NNSA's comprehensive approach to nuclear and radiological incident response. The breadth of our experience working in nuclear security over the past 60 years enables us to prepare other professionals for such incidents."
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