ML20154G744
| ML20154G744 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/1986 |
| From: | Krimm R Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Jordan E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8603100091 | |
| Download: ML20154G744 (18) | |
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Mut a ses PEPORANDUM IOR: Edward L. Jordan Director, Division of Ehergency Preparedness and Engineering Responso Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S 1a latory Camission FIOM:
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Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs SUR7EX'r Ndical Services Information for the Braidwood thclear Power Station 1
Attached are copies of the following: Attachment 1 to mp E, Braidwood tbclear Pwer Station (NPS) Ndical Facility Identification List, Illinois Plan for Radiological Accidents (IPRA), Volume VII (Preliminary Revision 0, l
August 1985); Grundy County Basic Plan, Chapter 2, Section A, IPRA, Braidwood NPS, Volume VII; Will County Basic Plan, Chapter 2, Section A, IPRA, Braidwood NPS, Volume VII: Kankakee County Basic Plan, Chapter 2, Section A, IPRA, Braidwood NPS, Volume VII; and, the State General Plan, Chapter 5, Section D, IPRA, Volume I, Mrch 1982. This information is confitTnation that a list of medical facilities has been identified for the Braidwood NPS. Other related and supporting arrangements and services are also identified.
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A 35 Mercy Ctr. for Health Care Serv. 2 A
40 Copley Memorial Hospital 1325 N. Highland Avenue Lincoln and Weston Avenues Aurora, IL 60506 Aurora, IL 60507 312/859-2222 312/844-1000 3
A 45 Central DuPage Hospital 4
A 45 Geneva Comm. Hospital 0 N 023 Winfield Road 416 South Second Street Winfield, IL b0190 Geneva, IL 60134 312/682-1600 312/232-07/1 5
A 50 Deinor Hospital 6
8 25 St. Joseph Hospital 9/5 North 5th Avenue 333 North Madison Street, Saint Charles, il 60174 Joliet, IL 60435 l
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40 Good Samaritan Hospital 8
8 40 Suburban Cook Co. T8 San. District 3815 Highland Avenue 55th and County Line Road Downers Grove, IL 60515 Hinsdale, IL 60521 312/903-5900 312/323-5800 9
8 45 LaGrange Comm. Mem. Gen. Hosp.
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45 Glendale Heights Comm. Hospital slut South Willow Springs Rd.
1505 Jill Court LaGrange, IL 60525 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 j
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50 Elmhurst Memorial Hospital 3249 Soutn Oak Park Avenue Avon Rd. & Schiller Street l
Berwyn, IL 60402 Elmhurst, IL 6012b 312/795-9100 312/833-1400 7
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50 Loyola university Medical Ctr.
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45 Gottlieb Memorial Hospital 2160 South first Avenue 8/00 East North Avenue Maywood, IL 60153 Melrose Park, IL 60160 312/531-392/
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50 St. Annes Hospital West Ib B
50 Oak Park Hospital 365 East North Avenue 520 S. Maple Avenue Melrose Park, IL bulb 4 dak Park, IL 60304 312/345-8100 312/383-9300 11 C
40 Soutn Suburban Hospital 18 C
40 Palos Comm. Hospital I/8th S. & Kedzie Avenue McCarthy Road & B0th Avenue Hazel Crest, IL 60429 Palos Heights, IL 604b3 312/199-8000 312/568-3000 19 C
40 Ingalis Memorial Hospital 20 C
45 Christ Hospital One Ingalls Drive 4440 West 95th Street Harvey, IL 60426 Ook Lawn, IL 60453 312/333-2300 312/425-8000 21 C
43 Little Co. of Mary Hosp., Inc.
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40 St. James Hospital 2800 W.
5th Street 1423 Chicago Road Evergreen Park, IL 60042 Chicago Heights, IL 60411 312/422-6200 312/756-1000 23 f
25 Riverside Medical Center 24 F
25 St. Mary's Hospital 350 North Wall Street 500 West Court Street Kankakee, IL 60901 Kankakee, IL 60901 815/933-1671 815/937-2490 25 G
43 froquois Memorial Hospital 26 K
40 Fairbury Hospital 200 Fairman Street 519 South fifth Street l
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35 St. James Hospital 28 M
35 St. Mary's Hospital 610 East Water Street til E. Spring Street Pontiac, IL 617b4 Streator, IL 61364 815/842-2828 815/673-2311
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in Morris Hospital 923 West Street 150 West High Street Peru, IL bl354 Morris,lL 60430 Bib /223-3300 815/942-2932 31 Q
35 Sandwich (:oma. Hospital 11 East Pleasant Avenue Sandwicn, IL 60548 81d/786-8484 l
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Functional Summary Descriptions This section describes the five major functions expected to be part of an emergency response. These functions are described as follows:
Accident Assessment is the evaluation of the consequences of the release of radioactive materials from a fixed nuclear facility.
Initial Notification refers to the ' methods and priorities for disseminating tcergency information and requesting assistance on a 24-hour basis.,
Primary and secondary communication links are established between the fixed nuclear facility, State agencies, counties and municipalities.
The NARS, a direct line telephone circuit, is the established link between the fixed nuclear facil-ity, the. STATE OF ILLINOIS and the counties within the EPZ.
Emergency information is disseminated through the NARS to State and county ager.cies.
Municipalities are notified of the emergency through radio frequency and commercial telephor.c by the GRUNDY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DISPATCHER.
Provisions exist between the fixed nuclear facility, the State of Illinois, and the county and muni-cipalities for receiving and/or reqLesting information on a 24-hour basis.
The notification process is designed to warn the affected population within a 45 minute tirre period.
Emergency response agencies comunicate with the public by using sirens, mobile PA systems, telephones and radios.
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is designed to instruct the public to tune to WJOL (1340 AM) or WLLI (96.7 FM) (Grundy County will also use WCSJ 1550 Att an'd WCSJ 104.7 FM) for the appropriate emergency actions to be taOn (See Vol. 1 Ch. 2).
Command and Coordination is the identification of the individual who will have overall responsibility Within each governmental unit and designation of the agency that Will coordinate the emergency 4
activities.
Protestive Actions are the specific actions taken by Federal State and local wthorities to minimize radhtion exposure to the local populace during a nuclear incident.
They include take shelter, evacuation, traffic and access control, and feod, water and ;nilk control.
Take Shelter is the notification' of the public via the Braid-wood Station EPZ Prompt Notification 5.'! stem. mobile PA systems and commercial radio, to take shelter in their homes, stores or places of business, and to remain.tnere until it is safe to go outside.
Relocation may be recomended for special cases within an affected area such as visitors to a beach, park or a golf course.
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Grundy County 08/85 Evacuation is the notification of the public living within a potentially affected area, via the Braidwood Station EPZ Prompt Notification System, mobile PA systems and commercial radio, to leave their homes and go to a Congregate Care s
Shelter where they will remain until it is safe to return.
Evacuation will include coordination of transportation for the public in the affected areas and the direction of traffic and access control.
Traffic and Access Control is the' provision of traffic control during an evacuation and the establishment of barriers by use of roadblocks or other means to prevent entrance into evacu-ated and/or sheltered areas.
Food, Water and Milk Control is the sampling, radioactivity testing and restriction of public consumption of fcod, water and milk until the concentrations of radioactivity have decreased to safe levels.
Parallel Actions include informing the public, radiation exposure control, law enforcement and crime prevention, fire and rescue operations, emergency medical services, social services and re-entry.
Public Information is the method by which the public is kept informed of the nature ano consequences of a nuclear incident before, during and after such an incident has occurred.
Spokespersons have been designated for each governmental body within GRUNDY COUNTY (See Ch. 2. Sectinn E.1).
For a more complete discussion of Public Information, see Ch. 2, Section K. and Vol. I, Ch. 8.
Radiation Exposure Control is the control of personnel activi-ties to reduce or prevent unnecessary radiation exposure or contamination and to keep accurate records of the exposures incurred by evacuees and emergency workers.
IDNS is respon-sible for all aspects of radiation exposure control.
Controls have been established for evaluation of projected exposure patterns through conduct of radiation surveys, monitoring of I
personnel exposures with concurrent documentation, decon-tamination procedures and recommendations for the admin-istration of KI (See Vol. I, Ch. 5).
Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention is the deployment of l
resources to maintain civil order during and/or after a nuclear incident.
Fire and Rescue is the' deployment of resources for fire fight-Tng/preventien activities and/or emergency rescue operations.
Emergency Medical Services are the provisions for transporta-
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Hospitals with the capability of receiving and treating ir.jured contaminated personnel are identified on Map E at the back of this plan.
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Re-entry is thE notification and transportation of evacuees returning home once safe levels of radiation have been reached.
IDNS is responsible for determining when evacuees may re-enter (See Vol. I, Ch. 5).
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Functional Summary Descriptions
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This section describes the five major functions expected to be part of an emergency response. These functions are described as follows:
Accident Assessment is the evaluation of the consequences of the release of radioactive materials from a fixed nuclear facility.
Initial Notification refers to the methods and priorities for disseminating emergency information and requesting assistance on a 24-hour basis.
Primary and secondary comunica tion links are established between the fixed nuclear facility,. State agencies, counties and municipalities.
The NARS, a direct line telephone circuit, is the established link between the fixed nuclear facil-ity, the STATE OF ILLIN0IS and the counties within the EPZ.
Emergency information is disseminated through the NARS to State and county agencies.
Municipalities are notified of the emergency through radio frequency and comercial telephone by the WILL COUNTY DISPATCHER.
Provisions exist between the fixed nuclear facility, the State of Illinois, and the county and municipalities for receiving and/or requesting information on a 24-hour basis.
The notification process is designed to warn the affected population within a 45 minute time period.
Emergency response agencies comunicate with the public by using sirens, mobile FA systems, telephones and radios.
The initial notification message is de-(-
signed to instruct the public to tune to WJOL (1340 AM) or WLLI (96.7 FM) (Will County will also use WDND 105.5 FM) for the appro-priate emergency actions to be taken (See Vol. I, Ch. 2).
Comand and Coordination is the identification of the individual who will have overall responsibility within each governmental unit and designation of the agency that will coordinate the emergency activities.
Protective Actions are the specific actions taken by Federal, State and local authorities to minimize radiation. exposure to the local populace during a nuclear incident.
They include take shelter, evacuation, traffic and access control, and food, water and milk l
control.
.e Take Shelter is the notification of the public via the Braid-wood Station EPZ Prompt Notification System, mobile PA systems and comercial radio, to take shelter in their homes, stores or places of business, and to remain there until it is safe to go outside.
Relocation may be recomended for special cases
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within an affected area such as visitors to a beach; park or a golf course.
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Will Csunty 08/85 Evacuation is the notification of the public living within a potentially affected area, via the Braidwood Station EPZ Prompt Notification System, mobile PA systems and commercial radio, to leave their homes and go to a Congregate Care Shelter where they will remain until it is safe to return.
Evacuation will include coordination of transportation for the public in the affected areas and the direction of traffic and access control.
Traffic and Access Control is the provision of traffic control during an evacuation and the establishment of barriers by use of roadblocks or other means to prevent entrance into evacu-ated and/or sheltered areas.
Food, Water and Milk Control is the sampling, radioactivity
' testing and restriction of public consumption of food, water and milk until the concentrations of radioactivity have decreased to safe levels.
Parallel Actions include informing the public, radiation exposure control, law enforcement and crime prevention, fire and rescue operations, emergency medical services, social services and re-entry.
Public Informatior, is the method by which the public is kept informed of the nature and consequences of a nuclear incident before, during and after such an incident has occurred.
Spokespersons have been designated for each governmental body within WILL COUNTY (See Ch.
3, Section E.1).
For a more complete discussion of Public Information, see Ch. 3, Section K. and Vol. I, Ch. 8.
Radiation Exposure Control is the control of personnel activi-ties to reduce or prevent unnecessary radiation exposure or contamination and to keep accurate records of the exposures incurred by evacuees and emergency workers.
IDNS is respon-sible for all aspects of radiation exposure control. Controls have been established for evaluation of projected exposure patterns through conduct of radiation surveys, monitoring of personnel exposures with concurrent documentation, decon-tamination procedures and recommendations for the admin-istration of KI (See Vol. I, Ch. 5).
Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention is the deployment of resources to maintain civil order during and/or after a nuclear incident.
Fire and Rescue is the. deployment of resources for fire fight-ing/ prevention activities and/or emergency rescue operations.
Emergency Medical Services are the provisions for transporta-tion and treatment of personnel during a radiological emergen-cy.
Hospitals with the capability of receiving and treating injured contaminated personnel are identified on Map E at the back of this plan.
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Will CCunty 08/85 Social Services are the provision of food, clothing, shelter and routine medical services for evacuees.
g Re-entry is the notification and transportation of evacuees returning home once safe levels of radiation have been reached.
IDNS is responsible for determining when evacuees may re-enter (See Vol. I, Ch. 5).
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Functional Sumary Descriptions This section describes the five major functions expected to be part of an emergency response. These functions are described as follows:
Accident Assessment is the evaluation of the consequences of the i
release of radioactive materials from a fixed nuclear facility.
Initial Notification refers to the Nethods and priorities for 4
disseminating emergency information and requesting assistance on a 24-hour basis.
Primary and secondary communication links are i
established between the fixed nuclear facility, State agencies, counties and municipalities.
The NARS, a direct line telephone circuit, is the established link between the fixed nuclear facil-ity, the STATE OF ILLIN0IS and the counties within the EPZ.
Emergency information is disseminated through the NARS to State and r
county agencies.
Municipalities are notified of the emergency through radio frequency and comercial telephone by the KANKAKEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DISPATCHER.
Provisions exist between the fixed nuclear facility, the State of Illinois, and the county and muni-I cipalities for receiving and/or requesting information on a 24-hour i
basis.
The notification process is designed to warn the affected population within a 45 minute time period.
Emergency response agencies communicate with the public by using sirens, mobile PA systems, telephones and radios.
The initial notification. message
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WLLI (96.7 FM) for the appropriate emergency actions to be taken is designed to instruct the public to tune to WJOL (1340 AM) or (See Vol. 1, Ch. 2).
l Command and Coordination is the identification of the individual who will have overall respcnsibility within each governmental unit and designation of the agency that will coordinate.the errergency activities.
Protective Actions are the specific actions taken by Federal, State and local authorities to minimize radiation exposure to the local populace during a nuclear incident.
They include take shelter, evacuation, traffic and access control, and food, water and milk control.
i Take Shelter is the notification of the public via the Braid-wood Station EPZ Prompt Notification System, mobile PA systems
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and commercial radio, to take shelter in their homes, stores
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or places of business, and to remain there until it.is safe to-go outside.
Relocation may be recommended for special cases within an affected area such as visitors to'a beach, park or a golf course.
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Kankak:e County 08/85 Evacuation is the notification of the public living within a
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potentially affected area, via the Braidwood Station EPZ Prompt Notification System, mobile PA systems and commercial radio, to leave their homes and go to a Congregate Care s
Shelter where they will remain until it is safe to return.
Evacuation will include coordination of transportation for the public in the affected areas and the direction of traffic and access control.
Traffic and Access Control is the' provision of traffic control during an evacuation and the establishment of barriers by use of roadblocks or other means to prevent entrance into evacu-ated and/or take shelter areas.
Food, Water and Milk Control is the sampling, radioactivity testing and restriction of public consumption of food, water and milk until the concentrations of radioactivity have decreased to safe levels.
Parallel Actions include informing the public, radiation exposure control, law enforcement and crime prevention, fire and rescue operations, emergency medical services, social services and re-entry.
Public Information is the method by which the public is kept informeo of the nature and consequences of a nuclear incident before, during and after such an incident has occurred.
Spokespersons have been designated for each governmental body within KANKAKEE COUNTY (See Ch. 4, Section E.1).
For a more complete discussion of Public Information, see Ch. 4, Section K. and Vol. I, Ch. 8.
Radiation Exposure Control is the control of personnel activi-ties to reduce or prevent unnecessary radiation exposure or contamination and to keep accurate records of the exposures
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incurred by evacuees and emergency workers.
IDMS is respon-sible for all aspects of radiation exposure control.
Controls have been established for evaluation of projected exposure patterns through conduct of radiation surveys, monitoring of personnel exposures with concurrent documentation, decon-tamination procedures and recommendations for the admin-istration of KI (See Vol. I, Ch. 5).
Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention is the deployment of resources to maintain civil order during and/or after a nuclear incident.
Fire and Rescue is the deployment of resources for fire fight-i ing/ prevention activities and/or emergency rescue operations.
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Emergency Medical Services are the provisions for transporta-h tion and treatment of persennel during a radiological emerger-cy.
Hospitals with the capability of receiving and treating injured contaminated personnel are identified on Map E at the back of this plan.
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and routine medical services for evacuees.
Re-entry is the notification and transportation of evacuees returning home once safe levels of radiation have been reached.
IDNS is responsible for determining when evacuees may re-enter (See Vol. I, Ch. 5).
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Technical Functions
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Illinois Department of Public Health General Operation and Responsibilities Responsibility The Illinois Department of Public Health is mandated to protect the public health and safety.
The Department will have primary responsibility for assuring the safety of the food supply and dairy products.
In addition, the Department will provide assistance in planning and implementing the evacuation of health care facilities, obtaining emergency medical services where needed, assuring safe, healthful living conditions at evacuation sites and providing addi-e tional consultation and technical assistance as required.
s Initial Notification The Department Emergency Officer will receive initial notification of the incident from the ESDA dispatcher.
The Emergency Officer or his back-up is accessible on a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> basis by telephone or pager.
Upon receipt of the initial infomation, the Department Emergency Officer will contact the Director of Public Health by telephone, followed by the Regional Health Officer and other key Department staff. The specific procedure is identified in IDPH-SOP-1.
Comand and Coordination The Director of Public Health maintain' overall respon-s sibility for decision making during the ir.cident.
Following the initial notification, the Department Emergency Officer will report to the State ESDA EOC and from that location will coordinate the information flow from the EOC to and g
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Director will be maintained to enable the timely flow of priority inforination.
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t The Department maintains eight Regional Offices.
A Regional Health Officer is administrative 1y responsible for the activities of each Region.
The Regional Health Officer will provide overall coordination of the field effort. The Regional Health Officer or his designee E0C following ini-tial notification to maintain constant contact by telephone i
or radio with DNS and/or the Illinois ESOA E0C in Spring-field and local EOC's.
Division Regional Office Supervisors from the Division's of Food, Drugs and Dairies, Engineering and Sanitation, and Emergency Medical Services will be responsible for technical assistance in their respective programs and will maintain contact with the Regional Health Officer.
The Regional i
Health Officer will in turn be responsible for communication from the field to the Department Emergency Officer.
j Central Office staff and other field personnel will also receive direction from and maintain communication with the Emergency Officer to provide a centralized source of
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information gathering and dissemination.
Protective Actions The primary responsibility of the Department of Public Health during evacuation will be assisting in the handling of health care facilities (hospitals and nursing homes) as requested by local officials.
Addi~tional assistance in evacuation was provided during the planning phase.
Regional emergency medical services staff will be on 24 i
hour call, as in their normal doily operation,,and can provide assistance in patient transport, transfer or obtain-ing specialized medical care.
Such assistance will be provided in accordance with established procedures, through the Illinois Trauma System.
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l Additional Departner.t staff will be at the scene of the incident to assist in the evacuation process.
Upon notification of the IDPH Emergency Officer of a suspected or confirmed release of radiation, by DNS, super-visory personnel from the Division of Food, Drugs and Dairies will be notified.
These supervisors as identified in IDPH-50P-1 will then be assigned to the service of RAFT Command.
In cooperation with RAFT Command, based on the recommendations of DNS, milk and food field staff will assist in the identification and proper disposition of food and/or dairy products.
Actions may include embargo or issuance of an order for destruction of the product.
Detailed procedures for activities in food, water and milk control are provided in IDPH-50P-2 and IDPH-50P-3.
Upon initial notification of the incident, the IDPH (p
4 radiation laboratory staff will be instructed to utilize all available staff and instrumentation for assisting IDNS.
REAC Command will then communicate directly with the laboratory staff to meet their needs for laboratory support.
Parallel Actions IDPH will have three distinct responsibilities relative to emergency medical services (EMS).
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Routine EMS activities involving, assisting hos-pitals in patient transfer"to specialized medical facilities.
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These activities will the performed as under normal conditions by thei EMS Coordinator designated.
A communication scheme to handle such emergencies are presently established in existing operating policies and procedures.
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Referral of patients for additional evaluation and treatment follow'ing radiation expsoure.
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to the location of the DNS Radiation Exposure Control Officer to coordinate the transport of patients and contact with selected hos-pitals capable of providing services neces-sary for internal decontamination of exposed workers or the public.
Based on the degree of contamination, as determined by DNS, the number of exposed persons and the number of 1
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the EMS staff person will direct those ex-posed to the appropriate facility. A listing of the hospitals with adequate facilities will be available at the Exposure Control
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location.
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The Division of EMS, Regional Coordinator will be available to provide any additional services needed during the incident and to coordinate the activities of other EMS field staff.
Initial notification by the Regional Coordinator will include all staff within the 50 mile radius of the accident site.
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alert throughout the inci, dent to provide any assistance necessary.
EMS Communications This coordination is accomplished through an organized, comprehensive communication system which is called IERCI (Medical Emergency Communication of Illinois).
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The foundation of this system is the ambu-lance to hospital radio communications capability. Medical radio base stations serve all Illinois and vicinity hospi-tals through radio, telephone and telephone-radio patches.
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i This system gives every hospital in Illinois radio commu-nication capabilities with 1,500 ambulances and virtually assures patient delivery coordination.
Medical Facilities The Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highwa, Safety initiated the regionalization and categorization of hospitals in 1971. This regionalization was accomplished by f
identifying medical facility emergency department capa-bilities and the designation of some 50 trauma and special-ized trauma centers throughout the state.
In planning for a radiological accident, hospitals were additionally classified relative to their capability to handle radiation exposed patients.
Hospitals with nuclear medicine programs that have specific capability and training for evaluation of radiation exposure and uptake and bed A
space to retain contaminated patients are identified in IDPH SOP-4.
Ambulance service _s that are available for trans-porting victims to treatment facilities are identified in IDPH SOP-4.
IDPH staff will continue their efforts through re-entry particularly with reference to surveillance of milk and food supplies.
Such products will be declared fit for human consumption in each evacuated sector prior to re-entry.
Declaration of fitness will result from analyses performed by DNS.
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