title: Evaluation of potassium iodide prophylaxis knowledge and nuclear emergency preparedness: New Jersey 2005.
abstract: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires states to consider including potassium iodide as a protective measure in the unlikely event of a major release of radioactivity from a nuclear power plant. We evaluated emergency preparedness knowledge, including proper potassium iodide use, among the general public and emergency responders located around New Jersey's nuclear power plants. We found that knowledge about responder chain of command, evacuation routes, and some aspects of potassium iodide usage was incomplete among the general public and emergency responders.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Public Health Services Branch, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, USA. james.blando@doh.state.nj.us
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blando
authors.forename: Corwin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Katina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pearl
authors.forename: Carline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valcin
authors.forename: Eddy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bresnitz
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D004189:Disaster Planning; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009515:New Jersey; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011210:Power Plants; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011193:Potassium Iodide