ML18017A235

After Action Report/Improvement Plan Drill 11/8-9/2017 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program

ML18017A235
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Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	01/09/2018
From:	US Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC Region 4
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Improvement Plan Drill Date - November 8-9, 2017 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program MA Published January 9, 2018

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After Action Report/improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One Arkansas Nuclear One After Action Report/Improvement Plan Contents Executive Summary Section 1: Exercise Overview 1.1 Exercise Details 1.2 Exercise Planning Team Leadership 1.3 Participating Organizations Section 2: Exercise Design Summary 2.1 Exercise Purpose and Design 2.2 Exercise Objectives, Capabilities and Activities 2.3 Scenario Summary Section 3: Analysis of Capabilities 3.1 Exercise Evaluation and Results 3.2 Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation 3.3 Criteria Evaluation Summaries 3.3.1 Risk Jurisdictions 3.3.2 Support Jurisdictions Section 4: Conclusion Appendix A: Exercise Evaluators and Team Leaders Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix C: Exercise Plan 1

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After Action Report/improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

On November 8-9, 2017, an out of sequence Medical Services Drill was conducted in Russellville, Arkansas for the Pope County Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Main Station and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Personnel from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) Region VI, evaluated all activities. The drill was conducted to assess the level of preparedness of local responders to react to a simulated radiological emergency at Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO). The previous medical drill at this location was conducted on November 3-4, 2015.

Personnel from the Pope County EMS and UAMS participated in the drill. Evaluation Areas demonstrated included: Equipment and Supplies to Support Operations, Implementation of Emergency Worker Exposure Control, and Support Operations/Facilities Transportation and Treatment of Contaminated Injured Individuals. Cooperation and teamwork of all participants was evident during the drill, and DHS/FEMA wishes to acknowledge these efforts.

This report contains the final evaluation of the out of sequence drill. The participants demon-strated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately imple-mented them. There were no Level 1 Findings. One Level 2 Finding was identified (formally Area Requiring Correction Action) and was corrected during the drill. No Plan Issues were identified.

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One SECTION 1: EXERCISE OVERVIEW 1.1 Exercise Details Exercise Name Arkansas Nuclear One Type of Exercise Drill Exercise Date November 8-9, 2017 Program Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Scenario Type Radiological Emergency 1.2 Exercise Planning Team Leadership Denise Bordelon Technological Hazards Branch Chief FEMA Region VI 800 N. Loop 288 Denton, Texas, 76209 940-383-7387 denise. bordelone@fema.dhs.gov Nan Williams RAC Chair FEMA Region VI 800 N. Loop 288 4

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Denton, Texas, 76209 940-898-5398 nan.calhoun@fema.dhs.gov Elsa Lopez Federal Planning Team Lead FEMA Region VI Senior Technological Hazards Program Specialist 800 N. Loop 288 Denton, Texas, 76209 940-898-5308 elsa.lopez@fema.dhs.gov Don Greene State Planning Team Lead Arkansas Department of Health Health Physicist 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30 Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 501-661-2808 donald. greene@arkansas.gov Anthony Sherrill Manager, Emergency Preparedness Arkansas Nuclear One 1448 SR-333 London, Arkansas, 7284 7 ASherri@entergy.com 5

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One 1.3 Participating Organizations Agencies and organizations of the following jurisdictions participated in the ANO exercise:

Risk Jurisdictions Pope County Emergency Medical Services, Main Station Support Jurisdictions University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital Private Organizations Arkansas Nuclear One 6

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One SECTION 2: EXERCISE DESIGN

SUMMARY

2.1 Exercise Purpose and Design The DHS/FEMA Region VI Office evaluated the drill on November 8-9, 2017 to assess the capabilities of local emergency preparedness organizations in implementing their Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Procedures to protect the public health and safety during a radiological emergency involving Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO). The purpose ofthis report is to represent the results and findings on the performance of the off site response organizations during a simulated radiological emergency.

2.2 Exercise Objectives, Capabilities and Activities Exercise objectives and identified Capabilities/REP Criteria selected to be exercised are discussed in the Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), Appendix C.

2.3 Scenario Summary The drill scenario was developed to evaluate the response of drill participants to an incident at Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) requiring the transportation, treatment and decontamination of a radiologically contaminated injured individual. The drill scenario provided for the evaluation of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital and Pope County Emergency Medical Services, Main Station.

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One SECTION 3: ANALYSIS OF CAPABILITIES 3.1 Exercise Evaluation and Results Contained in this section are the results and findings of the evaluation of all jurisdictions and functional entities, which participated in the Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) Medical Services Drill to test the off-site emergency response capabilities of local governments and support medical centers for ANO.

Each jurisdiction and functional entity was evaluated on the basis of its demonstration of criteria delineated in the exercise evaluation areas as outlined in the January 2017 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program Manual. Detailed information on the exercise evaluation area criteria and the extent of play agreement used in this drill are found in Appendix C of this report.

3.2 Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation The matrix in Table 3.1, on the following page, presents the status of all exercise evaluation area criteria from the REP Program Manual that were scheduled for demonstration during this drill by all participating jurisdictions and functional entities. Exercise evaluation area criteria are listed by number and the demonstration status of those evaluation area criteria is indicated by the use of the following letters or numbers:

M - Met (No Findings assessed and no unresolved Areas Requiring Corrective Action from prior exercises) 1 - Level 1 Finding (formerly Deficiency) Assessed 2 - Level 2 Finding (formerly Areas Requiring Corrective Action) Assessed P - Plan Issue N - Not Demonstrated 8

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Pope County EMS, Main Station Contaminated Injured Transport & Care Pope County EMS, Main Station EW Exposure Control Implementation 6dl 3al I

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One 3.3 Criteria Evaluation Summaries 3.3.1 Risk Jurisdictions 3.3.1.1 Pope County EMS, Main Station In summary, the status of DHS/FEMA criteria for the Risk Jurisdiction is as follows:

a. MET: 1.e.l, 3.a.1, 6.d.1.

b. LEVEL 1 FINDING: None

c. LEVEL 2 FINDING: None

d. PLAN ISSUES: None

e. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

g. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 3.3.2 Support Jurisdictions 3.3.2.1 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital In summary, the status ofDHS/FEMA criteria for the Support jurisdiction is as follows:

a. MET: 1.e.1, 3.a.l, 6.d.1.

b. LEVEL 1 FINDING: None

c. LEVEL 2 FINDING:

CRITERION: Transportation & Treatment of Contaminated/Injured Individual CONDITION: Prior to transferring the patient to the Radiation Emergency Area (REA),

the UAMS staff outside started to focus efforts on surveying the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) gurney instead of giving priority to transfer and treatment of the patient.

The patient was then transferred to the REA. However, when transferring the patient from the EMS gurney to the wet decontamination table in the wrong orientation resulting in the patient's head being located at the foot of the table where the water drained. One of the nurses in the REA began gathering equipment after performing patient decontamination without changing her gloves.

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One POSSIBLE CAUSE: Staff unfamiliar with plans and procedures.

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NUREG-0654/FEMAREP-1, F.2; H.10; K.5.a, b; L.1, 4); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Emergency Incident Command System, Revised: January 2017, CODE CURIE, Radiological Decontamination.

EFFECT: Treatment and decontamination of the patient would not occur as quickly as possible if patient transfer were not given priority. Contamination could be spread to uncontaminated areas on the patient and equipment when a patient is placed on the decontamination table in the wrong orientation and if gloves changes are not conducted after touching contaminated areas.

CORRECTIVE ACTION DEMONSTRATED: A timeout was called by the Controller and discussion conducted that the patient should be transferred to the Radiation Emergency Area as soon as possible for treatment. Another timeout was called by the Controller and a discussion conducted concerning why the patient should have transferred in the opposite direction, and then the drill re-commenced. A final timeout was called by the Controller to provide re-training regarding proper glove changes. After this incident, frequent glove changes were performed.

d. PLAN ISSUES: None

e. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One SECTION 4: CONCLUSION Based on the results of the exercise, the off site radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Arkansas and the affected local jurisdictions are deemed adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency. Therefore, 44 CFR Part 350 approval of the off site radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Arkansas site-specific to Arkansas Nuclear One will remain in effect.

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After Action Report/lmprovement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One APPENDIX A: EXERCISE EVALUATORS AND TEAM LEADERS DATE: Nov. 8-9, 2017 SITE: Arkansas Nuclear One, AR LOCATION TEAM LEADER Pope County EMS, Main Station Brad DeKorte University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital Tim Pflieger LOCATION EVALUATOR Pope County EMS, Main Station Brad DeKorte Tim Pflieger University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital Tim Pflieger Brad DeKorte 13 AGENCY DHS-FEMA DHS-FEMA AGENCY DHS-FEMA DHS-FEMA DHS-FEMA DHS-FEMA

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After Action Report/lmprovement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One Acron~ m ANO DHS/FEMA DRD ED EMS EOP EPD EW HPT KI OSL PPE PRD REA REP TLD APPENDIX B: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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Arkansas Nuclear One Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency Direct Reading Dosimeter Emergency Department Emergency Medical Services Extent of Play Electronic Personal Dosimeter Emergency Worker Health Physicist Technician Potassium Iodide Optically Stimulated Luminescent Personal Protective Equipment Permanent Record Dosimeters Radiological Emergency Area Radiological Emergency Preparedness Thermoluminescent Dosimeter 14

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One APPENDIX C: EXERCISE PLAN 15

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After Action Report/lmprovement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One Arkansas Nuclear One 2017 MS-1 Drill Pope County EMS and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital (UAMS)

November 8-9, 2017 Extent-of-Play (EOP) Agreement Between The Arkansas Department of Health's Nuclear Planning and Response Program, representing the Off-Site Response Organizations, and FEMA Region VI EVALUATION AREA 1 - Emergency Operations Management Sub-element l.e - Equipment and Supplies to Support Operations INTENT: This sub-element is derived from NUREG-0654, which provides that Offsite Response Organizations (ORO) have emergency equipment and supplies adequate to support the emergency response.

Criterion 1.e.1: Equipment, maps, displays, monitoring instruments, dosimetry, potassium iodide (Kl) and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, H.7, 10; 1.7, 8, 9; J.10.a, b, e; J.11, 12; K.3.a; K.5.b)

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UAMS Hospital, Little Rock; Pope County EMS (Main Station), Russellville.

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It is Arkansas policy to issue KI only to Emergency Workers (EW) in the IO-mile EPZ and institutionalized individuals. KI is not issued to the general public.

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Meters have calibration sticks on the meters. Operational checks will be performed before use, using range of reading stickers on the meters. DRDs have "bar code" labels. Calibration dates of the DRDs and quarterly operational check dates of the meters and DRDs can be verified with the master database maintained by the NP&RP HP.

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The quantities of Dosimetry and the quantities and expiration of KI will be confirmed by evaluators at locations identified in plans.

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Meters that do not have "bar code" labels will have appropriate calibration stickers attached

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Correction-on-the-spot will be considered at these locations at the discretion of and concurrence between the evaluator and the controller. Caution should be exercised to ensure that exercise play is not interrupted.

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One EVALUATION AREA 3 - Protective Action Implementation Sub-element 3.a - Implementation of Emergency Worker Exposure Control INTENT: This Sub-element is derived from NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, which requires that OROs have the capability to provide for the following: distribution, use, collection, and processing of direct-reading dosimetry and permanent record dosimetry; reading of direct-reading dosimetry by emergency workers at appropriate frequencies; maintaining a radiation dose record for each emergency worker; establishing a decision chain or authorization procedure for emergency workers to incur radiation exposures in excess of the PAGs, and the capability to provide KI for emergency workers, always applying the -as low as is reasonably achievabld principle as appropriate.

Criterion 3.a.1: The OROs issue appropriate dosimetry,KI, and procedures, and manage radiological exposure to emergency workers in accordance with the plans/procedures.

Emergency workers periodically and at the end of each mission read their dosimeters and record the readings on the appropriate exposure record or chart. OROs maintain appropriate record-keeping of the administration of KI to emergency workers. (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, J.10.e; K.3.a, b; K.4)

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UAMS Hospital, Little Rock; Pope County EMS (Main Station), Russellville.

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discretion of and concurrence between the evaluator and the controller. Caution should be exercised to ensure that exercise play is not interrupted.

The State of Arkansas may not consider the termination of Emergency Worker (EW) exposure control to be at the end of the "plume phase". The transition from EW exposure control to occupational exposure control will be made by the TOCD. The TOCD will make this decision after conferring with the Governor and County Judges who declared Emergencies in the State and County and after determining the potential for additional exposure during response activities.

The listing of EW s who have ingested KI would be developed after the exposure forms are turned in. Because of the length of this exercise, this requirement will not be demonstrated. Each EW who simulates taking KI will have a form documenting when it was taken. These forms would be the basis for developing this list. Forms will be available for evaluator review.

It is Arkansas policy to issue KI only to Emergency Workers (EW) and institutionalized individuals. County EW s who decline to take KI are not identified in advance. If they decline to take KI at their duty stations, they will not be placed in positions that would expose them to radiation. KI is not issued to the general public 17

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EMS crews will use gloves and booties as necessary. Hospital teams will wear "anti-Cs" IA W hospital plans.

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Dosimetry and KI will be issued IA W plans.

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The RO or designee will demonstrate the EW briefing, record keeping, and procedures for issuing and returning dosimetry and KI. The use of KI will be simulated.

None EVALUATION AREA 6 - Support Operation/Facilities Sub-element 6.d - Transportation and Treatment of Contaminated Injured Individuals INTENT: This Sub-element is derived from NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, which requires that OROs have the capability to transport contaminated injured individuals to medical facilities with the capability to provide medical services.98 Criterion 6.d. l: The facility/ORO has the appropriate space, adequate resources, and trained personnel to provide transport, monitoring, decontamination, and medical services to contaminated injured individuals. (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, F.2; H.10; K.5.a, b; L.1, 4)

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Pope County EMS (Main Station), Russellville The Controller will contact Pope County 911 with the exercise message.

Communication between the ambulance and the EMS dispatch will be demonstrated. EMS dispatch will discuss procedures for passing information to UAMS.

The EMS crew will pick up the patient at an ANO facility. Prior to transfer of the patient, ANO and EMS personnel will demonstrate monitoring the patient. After patient simulated transfer, the EMS crew will demonstrate vehicle monitoring.

The ambulance will not be draped.

This EA will be demonstrated at approximately 1500 on November 8, 2017.

Any real emergency will take precedence.

Correction-on-the-spot will be considered at these locations at the discretion of and concurrence between the evaluator and the controller. Caution should be exercised to ensure that exercise play is not interrupted.

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UAMS Hospital, Little Rock.

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Any real emergency will take precedence.

The patient will be transported to UAMS via a non-emergency vehicle.

Radiation decontamination, monitoring and contamination control will be performed by ANO and UAMS personnel.

The State Controller will contact UAMS Emergency Room with the alerting message approximately one and half (1.5) hours prior to patient arrival The State Controller will contact UAMS Emergency Room with an update message approximately fifteen ( 15) minutes prior to patient arrival UAMS personnel will not take any action to prepare for the demonstration of these evaluation areas before the one and half (1.5) hour notification.

No shift change will be performed. A list of second shift Key Personnel will be given to the evaluator.

The 1st shift may be over staffed for training purposes. Some staff identified on the 2°ct shift roster may play with the 1st team. In an actual emergency this over staffing would not be used..

Correction-on-the-spot will be considered at this location at the discretion of and concurrence between the evaluator and the controller. Caution should be exercised to ensure that exercise play is not interrupted.

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One Arkansas Nuclear One 2017 MS-1 Drill Day 1 (ANO and Pope County EMS, Main Station)

SCENARIO: ANO and Pope County EMS This event will take place in a radiation area in the plant, however, for exercise purposes, the patient will be presented for transport by the Pope County Ambulance Service at the Reeve E.

Ritchie Training Center (RERTC).

An employee is performing routine maintenance in a radiation area when the employee pulls on a wrench, loses balance and falls backward on a concrete surface. During the fall, anti-c clothing is ripped and a laceration occurs to the right side of the chest, resulting is bleeding and extreme pain with breathing. The area around the wound is sensitive to the touch. The area around the wound has an initial radiation reading of 30,000 cpm.

The Unit Two Control Room is called to report a medical emergency. The control room pages the ANO Emergency Medical Team and calls the Pope County Ambulance Service to request an ambulance.

The ANO Emergency Medical Team stabilizes and packages the patient, and moves to an area accessible to responding Pope County Ambulance Service personnel (at the RERTC).

The Pope County 911 center dispatches the Pope County Ambulance Service to the accident at ANO and advises the patient may be contaminated.

Upon arrival at the RERTC, ambulance personnel are met by members of the ANO Emergency Medical Team and a Health Physicist who have the patient stabilized and in a body bag to contain contamination.

The ANO Emergency Medical Team provides the following patient information to the ambulance personnel:

Patient is suffering from a laceration to the right chest, with bleeding present.

There is bleeding around the wound site, which is being controlled with a pressure bandage.

The patient reports pain when breathing.

The patient is alert and denies loss of consciousness, but reports to be in a great deal of pain and is requesting pain medication.

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After Action Report/lmprovement Plan The following vital signs are noted:

./ BP is 160/90

./ Pulse 13 0 and strong

./ Respiration is 50, shallow and labored

./ The wound site is contaminated with a reading of 30,000 cpm The following patient information is available on request:

Lung sounds are diminished on the right side Movement is noted in all extremities Medical history is positive for hypertension and type II Diabetes There are no known allergies Arkansas Nuclear One The patient is assessed and loaded into the ambulance for transport to the University for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock.

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Arkansas Nuclear One An employee is performing routine maintenance in a radiation area when the employee pulls on a wrench, loses balance and falls backward on a concrete surface. During the fall, anti-c clothing is ripped and a laceration occurs to the right side of the chest, resulting is bleeding and extreme pain on breathing. The area around the wound is sensitive to the touch. The area around the wound has an initial radiation reading of 30,000 cpm.

The Unit Two Control Room is called to report a medical emergency. The control room pages the ANO Emergency Medical Team and calls the Pope County Ambulance Service to request an ambulance.

The ANO Emergency Medical Management Team stabilizes and packages the patient, and moves to an area accessible to responding Pope County Ambulance Service personnel ( at the RERTC).

The Pope County 911 center dispatches the Pope County Ambulance Service to the accident at ANO and advises the patient may be contaminated.

Upon arrival at the RERTC, ambulance personnel are met by members of the ANO Emergency Medical Team and a Health Physicist who have the patient stabilized and in a body bag to contain contamination.

The patient is stabilized and transported via ambulance to UAMS in Little Rock.

Pope County EMS notifies UAMS that they are inbound with an injured and radiologically contaminated patient. An ANO Radiation Technician is onboard the ambulance to provide radiological support to medical personnel.

Upon arrival at UAMS, the following patient information is provided to UAMS personnel:

The ANO Emergency Medical Team provides the following patient information to the ambulance personnel:

Patient is suffering from a laceration to the right chest, with bleeding present.

There is bleeding around the wound site, which is being controlled with a pressure bandage.

The patient reports pain when breathing.

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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Arkansas Nuclear One The patient is alert and denies loss of consciousness, but reports to be in a great deal of pain and is requesting pain medication.

The following vital signs are noted:

./ BP is 160/90

./ Pulse 130 and strong

./ Respiration is 50, shallow and labored

./ The wound site is contaminated with a reading of 30,000 cpm The following patient information is available on request:

Lung sounds are diminished on the right side Movement is noted in all extremities Medical history is positive for hypertension and type II Diabetes There are no known allergies The initial radiological survey of the patient reveals a slow increase to a reading of 30,000 CPM at the wound site. All other survey results yield counts of less than 300 CPM.

Radiation readings following each decontamination step are noted in the chart below:

Initial Reading prior to Decontamination 30,000 CMP Reading Following Decontamination Step #1 21,000 CPM Reading Following Decontamination Step #2 15,500 CPM Reading Following Decontamination Step #3 7,000 CPM Reading Following Decontamination Step #4 7,000 CPM Reading Following Decontamination Step #5 3,000 CPM Reading Following Decontamination Step #6 175 CPM 23

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