Radiological Response Unit (RRU)

Mission

  • Augment & support the needs of federal, state and local response agencies with the care, transport, & treatment of patients resulting from a radiological emergency by providing detection, decontamination and dosimetry capabilities for patients and responders.

Capabilities

  • State available & activated, 24/7 response asset
  • RRU teams staffed from both the prehospital & hospital setting with specific training will draw from caches of pre-positioned equipment to enhance and augment prehospital and hospital care efforts in the event of a radiological emergency in Texas
  • Caches pre-positioned in all [8] TX EMTF Regions:
    • [8] Primary Caches; [1] in each TX EMTF Region
    • [4] Supplemental Caches located in EMTFs 2, 6, 7 & 8

Typing & Staffing

  • RRU teams are comprised of:
    • Prehospital Transport Team:
      • Under Development
    • Hospital Augmentation Team:
      • Under Development
  • ALL RRU team members, at a minimum, attend TX EMTF training conducted in partnership with the Counter-Terrorism Operations Supports (CTOS) Center for Radiological Nuclear Training
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