Document Type
Master's Culminating Experience
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
A disastrous incident involving radiological materials has the potential to cause mass casualties exceeding several thousand. Early diagnostic screening and triage at community reception centers (CRC) are excellent tools to keep communities safe from unidentified radiological material. Community receptionists quickly screen survivors with portable radiation detectors before triaged first aid survivors are transported to a nearby hospital. Screening for radiation immediately upon arrival to a community reception center reduces internal and external radiation dose levels, as well as the chance of chronic radiation illness. This culminating experience sought to determine if different CRC flow charts affect survivor triage.
Repository Citation
Matariyeh, A. (2013). Reception Centers in Response to Radiological Hazards: Correctly Triaging Survivors. Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
