Where to go in a radiation emergency

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  If a radiation emergency happens in your area, you should get inside immediately.
  
  No matter where you are, the safest action to take is to: GET INSIDE. STAY INSIDE. STAY TUNED.
  
  • Close and lock all windows and doors.
  
  • Go to the basement or the middle of the building. Radioactive material settles on the outside of buildings;
  
  so the best thing to do is stay as far away from the walls and roof of the building as you can.
  
  • If possible, turn off fans, air conditioners, and forced-air heating units that bring air in
  
  from the outside. Close fireplace dampers.
  
  • Bring pets inside.
  
  • Stay tuned for updated instructions from emergency response officials.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Emergencies Radioactive Hazard Release
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  1 infographic
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bc3a893e2395c6c8cb939e95f99eefe46411c6e30cfb6d90b4c1ad940896650b
• Download URL:
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