{"id":19346,"date":"2023-10-31T17:02:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=19346"},"modified":"2023-10-31T17:02:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:02:59","slug":"cooper-is-the-first-in-new-jersey-to-become-a-member-of-the-national-network-to-treat-acute-radiation-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2023\/10\/cooper-is-the-first-in-new-jersey-to-become-a-member-of-the-national-network-to-treat-acute-radiation-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Is the First in New Jersey to Become a Member of the National Network to Treat Acute Radiation Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper University Health Care recently became the first hospital in New Jersey to join an elite group of medical organizations around the country prepared to respond to a radiological event.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ritn.net\/\">Radiation Injury Treatment Network<\/a> (RITN) is a national network of more than 75 medical centers nationwide with expertise in the management of casualties from a distant large-scale radiologic incident. Hospitals in the RITN specialize in treating patients with\u00a0bone marrow failure and acute radiation syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an academic health system and the only Level 1 Trauma Center serving southern New Jersey, Cooper has specialized ability to care for people exposed to significant amounts of radiation through an improvised nuclear device or some other type of radiation accident,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/doctors\/simon-sarkisian-do\">Simon Sarkisian, DO, MS, FAAEM<\/a>, an emergency medicine physician and Medical Director of Disaster Medicine at Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>If a large-scale radiological incident were to happen, there potentially could be thousands of casualties with compromised bone marrow. The RITN is designed to accept these types of casualties from anywhere in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBone marrow is the most sensitive part of our body to radiation,\u201d Dr. Sarkisian said. \u201cThe same types of side effects are possible with many cancer treatments, so Cooper\u2019s expertise and experience in disaster medicine, trauma, and treating cancer makes us very well-suited to be part of this national group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since its formal inception in 2006, RITN has developed treatment guidelines and standard operating procedures for centers involved in the response to large-scale radiologic incidents, solidified partnerships with governmental and non-governmental organizations, and conducted annual preparedness exercises. As a new member of the RITN, Cooper will participate in regional and national drills as part of readiness efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCooper is proud to be a new member of the RITN and take part in national security and preparedness efforts. I commend the members of Cooper\u2019s emergency preparedness team for their efforts in ensuring Cooper is ready to respond to any type of emergency,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/about-us\/cooper-executive-leadership\/christine-c-winn-fache\">Christine Winn, PhD, FACHE<\/a>, Senior Vice President of Ambulatory Operations at Cooper, who provided project oversight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper University Health Care recently became the first hospital in New Jersey to join an elite group of medical organizations around the country prepared to respond to a radiological event. 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