Medical Consequences of Radiological and Nuclear Weapons
Falls Church, VA; Fort Detrick, MD: Office of the Surgeon General, United States Army and Borden Institute, 2012. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xv, [1], 279, [1], xvii-xxv, [3] pages. Color Frontis. Illustrations (some in color). References. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Index. The editor was Assistant Director at Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. At the time of this publication, he was the Director of Military Medical Operations at that organization. This volume addresses nuclear events and their consequences for the medical community. Topics covered include acute radiation syndrome, triage and treatment of radiation and combined-injury mass casualties, treatment of internal radionuclide contamination, behavioral and neurophysiological consequences of radiation exposure, cytogenetic biodosimetry, and more. The Textbook of Military Medicine (TMM) is a series of volumes on military medicine published since 1989 by the Borden Institute, of the Office of The Surgeon General, of the United States Department of the Army. It constitutes a comprehensive, multi-volume treatise on the art and science of military medicine, as practiced by the United States armed forces. The books integrate lessons learned in past wars with current principles and practices of military medical doctrine. The spectrum of topics is broad, ranging from wound ballistics to medical ethics, and from considerations of harsh environments to applied biomedicine. The TMM series is intended to be tri-service in scope, although the majority of contributors are affiliated with the U.S. Army. Condition: As new (removed from shrinkwrap for cataloguing).
Keywords: Military Medicine, Radiological Weapon, Nuclear Weapon, Triage, Mass Casualties, Combined-Injury, Ionizing Radiation, Biological Dosimetry, Radiation Exposure, Nuclear Countermeasures, Radiological Countermeasures, Cytogenetic Biodosimetry, Radionucl
ISBN: 9780160916939
[Book #74628]
Price: $175.00