REAC/TS handles hot topics
William R. Bibb, MD is the director of research and waste management at a unique facility that deals exclusively in radiation accidents-the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site(REAC/TS) in Oak Ridge, Tenn. REAC/TS is housed in the 400-bed Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. It was instituted seven years ago to provide emergency care for more than 16,000 workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratories in the event of a nuclear accident. It has a medical staff of eight on call 24 hours a day. They are still waiting for their first accident patient. Nonetheless, the REAC/TS staff manages to keep occupied. The facility, which is operated by Oak Ridge Associated Universities for the Department of Energy, has become something of a teaching hospital, and the staff conducts classes on treating radiation-exposure accidents. The week-long courses are free and accommodate 30 health professionals at a time. In seven years of operation, the facility has graduated thousands of physicians, nurses, and paramedics.
- OSTI ID:
- 5554136
- Journal Information:
- JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States), Vol. 256:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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