Report on Radiation Emergency Medicine Education and Training Course

Abstract

This report was described about Radiation Emergency Medicine (REM) Education and Training Course that was conducted in Jeju, South Korea for two days on September 9 and 10, 2015. This training was a large-scale on-site training in which major institutions of South Korea participated. Hirosaki University collaborated with Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences (KIRAMS), and the training was conducted with the aim of extracting problems mainly in the coordination/cooperation systems against nuclear terrorism between South Korea and Japan. Our missions took place mainly in a triage and a surface contamination survey for victims, who were injured by dirty bombs. During the training, we realized the difficulty in the execution of medical activities and communication in terror-related confusion. It was possible to experience for the actuality of activities involved in the international cooperation during an emergency. We expect participation by many organizations involved in radiation medicine in the future.