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Disaster risk management for health: radiation emergencies
Disaster Risk Management for Health Fact Sheets:
This fact sheet about radiation emergencies in disaster risk reduction for health is divided into four sections: i) Key points ii) Why is this important? iii) What are the health risks? iv) Risk management considerations.
Radiation emergencies key points: radiation emergencies are a health risk to those directly affected; the people can be exposed to a radiation source with or without necessarily becoming contaminated with radioactive materials; effective risk communication is essential to both the public and emergency responders.
- Date:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 2 p.
- Sources:
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- World Health Organization (WHO)
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
- Public Health England (PHE)
Related Links
- Disaster risk management for health: overview
- Disaster risk management for health: chemical safety
- Disaster risk management for health: child health
- Disaster risk management for health: climate risk management
- Disaster risk management for health: communicable diseases
- Disaster risk management for health: people with disabilities and older people
- Disaster risk management for health: mass casualty management
- Disaster risk management for health: mass fatalities/dead bodies
- Disaster risk management for health: mental health and psychosocial support
- Disaster risk management for health: non-communicable diseases
- Disaster risk management for health: nutrition
- Disaster risk management for health: safe hospitals, prepared for emergencies and disasters
- Disaster risk management for health: sexual and reproductive health
- Disaster risk management for health: water, sanitation and hygiene
Keywords
- Themes:
- Health & Health Facilities, Disaster Risk Management
- Hazards:
- NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
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