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Assessing medical preparedness to respond to a terrorist nuclear event : workshop report /

"A nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terrorists--even with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or less--would cause a large number of deaths and severe injuries. The large number of injured from the detonation and radioactive fallout that would follow would be overwh...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Medical Preparedness for a Terrorist Nuclear Event
Otros Autores: Benjamin, Georges, McGeary, Michael G. H., McCutchen, Susan R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Topic 1: Effects of a 10-kt ind detonation on human health and the area health care system
  • Topic 2: Medical care of victims of the immediate and fallout effects of a 10-kt IND detonation
  • Topic 3: Expected benefit of radiation countermeasures
  • Topic 4: Protective actions and interventions in the event of a 10-kt IND detonation
  • Topic 5: Risk communication, public reactions, and psychological consequences in the event of a 10-kt IND detonation
  • Topic 6: Federal and state medical resources for responding to an IND event
  • Topic 7: Current preparedness for responding to the immediate casualities of an IND event
  • Topic 8: Current preparedness to prevent and treat the delayed casualties of an IND event.