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Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Pages 99-102

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... CBRN chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear CDC U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet CRC community reception center CRCPD Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors CTOS Counter Terrorism Operations Support DFZ dangerous fallout zone DHS U.S.
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... Gy Gray HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ICP incident command post ICS Incident Command System IND improvised nuclear device JPAT Joint Patient Assessment & Tracking System LDZ light damage zone MDZ moderate damage zone MORTT model of resource- and time-based triage NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials NARR National Alliance for Radiation Readiness NCR National Capital Region NCRP National Council on Radiation Protection NDMS National Disaster Medical System NIMS National Incident Management System NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NRF National Response Framework OSHA Occupational Safety Health Administration PPE personal protective equipment RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service RDD radiological dispersal device REM roentgen equivalent man RITN Radiation Injury Treatment Network RTR radiation triage, treatment, and transport system
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... APPENDIX B 101 SDZ severe damage zone SNS Strategic National Stockpile THIRA threat and hazard identification and risk assessment UMI user-managed inventory USNORTHCOM U.S. Northern Command
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