Medical Management of Radiation Accidents, Second Edition

Fundamentals of Radia-tion Accidents. Historical Aspects of Radiation Accidents. Transporting Radioactive Materials and Possible Radiological Consequences from Accidents as Might be Seen by Medical Institutions. Military Radiation Accidents. Evaluation of Extent of Injury. Effects of Whole Body Irradiation. Treatment of Whole Body Radiation Accident Victims. Cytogenetic Techniques in Biological Dosimetry: Overview and Example of Dose Estimation in Ten Persons Exposed to Gamma Radia-tion in the 1984 Mexican 60Co Accident. Assessment and Management of Local Radiation Injury. Evaluation and Treatment of Persons Exposed to Internally Deposited Radionuclides. Hospital Preparation and Drills. Emergency Room Management of Radiation Accidents. Management of Skin and Wound Contamination. Long-Term Follow-up of Patients Involved in Radiation Accidents. Evaluation of Fetal and Genetic Consequences. Special Aspects of Nuclear Power. The Three Mile Island and Chernobyl Reactor Accidents. Instrumentation and Physical Dose Assessment in Radiation Accidents. Judicial Autopsy of Radiation Accidents. Appendices: Sample Procedures for Emergency Management of Radiation Accident Casualties. Directory of FEMA Offices. Equipment and Services List. Conversion Tables. Appendix 5: Evaluation of Neutron Exposure. Glossary. Index.