Dietary supplements. Many multivitamin/mineral supplements contain iodine in the forms of potassium iodide or sodium iodide. Dietary supplements of iodine or iodine-containing kelp (a seaweed) are also available. A small study found that potassium iodide is almost completely (96.4%) absorbed in humans [ 15 ].
Hospitals in California. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a non-profit, tertiary 958-bed hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over 2,000 physicians and 10,000 employees. A team of 2,000 volunteers and more than 40 community groups support a patient-base of over 16,000 people. Over 350 residents and fellows participate in more than 60 graduate medical education programs.
The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) is a section of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) responsible for managing Federal government's medical response to major emergencies and disasters. Emergency medical response by civilian medical teams, equipment, and supplies to a disaster area when local medical resources are overwhelmed. 2  Movement of ill and injured patients from a disaster area to areas unaffected by the disaster. 3  Definitive care of patients at hospitals in areas unaffected by the disaster.