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The Initiate Mission.

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Start live-saving operations immediately on arrival,

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followed by securing and managing the  scene,

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without waiting for radiation monitoring to begin,

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This mission consists of tactics numbered 6 and 7

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and is conducted concurrently with the

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previous tactics and missions.

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Tactic 6:

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Initiate Life-saving Rescue Operations

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First responders immediately begin
life-saving rescue operations including

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search and rescue, fire suppression, and
medical triage and treatment.

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These operations are not delayed because of

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the presence of radiation. Life-saving

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rescue operations must take priority

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over conducting radiological

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measurements or decontamination. Time

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working in the hot zone should be

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minimized, and managed by supervisors to

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ensure responder safety, by keeping

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potential radiological exposure as low

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as reasonably achievable. This is known

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as the ALARA principle. First responders

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should wear appropriate personal

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protective equipment to reduce the

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intake of airborne radioactivity, and

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help mitigate contamination while

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performing life-saving rescue operations.

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Although desirable, radiological

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monitoring equipment is not required for

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rescue operations. The existence of a

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significant dangerous radiation zone

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greater than 10 R per hour is unlikely,

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but possible. Even in an extreme case,

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with a very large radioactive source

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causing an extended area of dangerous

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radiation fields at the incident site, it

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would be unlikely that responders would

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receive a dose higher than the 25 rem

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guideline for life-saving operations.

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Rapid rescue of casualties and

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minimizing time spent at the scene of an

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RDD is the best method for keeping

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radiation exposures ALARA. By 15 minutes

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after the initial detonation, the

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concentrations of airborne radioactivity

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will have substantially decreased and

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the primary inhalation hazard will be

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from the resuspension of contamination

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on the ground. First responders should be

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alert for any possible localized high

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radiation levels, due to partially or

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non-dispersed radioactive sources.

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Responders should also be alert for the

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possibility of a radioactive fragment

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that may have been embedded in a person,

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if not identified during triage.

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this type of wound could be a source of

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prolonged exposure to the patient

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and the responders who are treating the ijured person

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During tactic six,emergency management should consider

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issueing a second public message

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that includes information about radiological hazard and reiterates the

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shelter-in-place. Message templates can be found in Annex, two

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of the document.

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For more information, turn to page 18 of the RDD Response Guidance.