Radiation can affect the body in a number of ways. How the body will be affected depends on the amount of radiation absorbed by the body, known as the dose, the type of radiation, how long the person is exposed, and which part of the body is exposed. In a radiation emergency, one of the possible health effects of radiation exposure is cutaneous radiation injury or CRI. Learn more about what CRI is, how it can happen, what it may look like, and what to do if you experience symptoms of a CRI after a radiation emergency. Other videos focused on possible health effects of radiation emergencies can be found here: http://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/protectiveactions.asp Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/wcms/videos/low-res/NCEH/2015/cutaneous_radiation_injury_922305.mp4