Thinking Ahead of the World Cup: Radiological/Nuclear Emergency Hospital Preparedness

What this episode covers

In this fifty-fifth episode of SCDP’s ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Dr. Ziad Kazzi reviews a bomb explosion at a stadium and covers the following: steps that should be taken in prepararation to receive victims of a radiation incident, the management of a critical trauma victim potentially contaminated with radioactive materials, and the management of radiation injuries. Ricky Schutter also presents, covering radiation response from the public health perspective. Audience questions are addressed during a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO session, held on 1.22.26. RESOURCES: Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP ECHO website: https://scdp.emory.edu/programs/echo-program/resources.html Please Note: Unless otherwise stated, the opinions expressed in the program reflect those of the panelists and not necessarily those of their respective organizations, including (but not limited to), Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.

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