Nuclear Terrorism: Triage and Medical Management of Radiation and Combined-Injury Casualties
Elsevier Inc. (Surgical Clinics of North America), 2006. Reprint/Xerox style copy from Surg Clin N Am 86 (2006) pages 601-636. Stapled at upper left corner. Pages 601-636. Tables. Boxes. References. Col. Daniel F. Flynn, M.D. was with the US Army Medical Corps, Office of the Commanding Surgeon. He was also associated with the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center and Training Site at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. Dr. Ronald E. Goans, M.D., Ph.D. was also associated with the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center and Training Site at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. Among the main medical effects of nuclear weapon detonation addressed are: Blast injury, Direct blast wave peak, Indirect blast wind drag force, Thermal radiation injury, Flash burns, Flame burns, and nuclear radiation injury. Intentional radiation incidents, such as terrorist attacks, have a wide range of possible scenarios—from a dirty bomb to a nuclear bomb detonation. Medical preparedness for nuclear terrorism also means preparedness for treating casualties resulting from unintentional causes, ranging from transportation accidents that involve an airplane or truck carrying radioactive material, an industrial accident, a fire in a hospital, to a nuclear power reactor “meltdown.” Treatment, regardless of cause, involves the medical management of patients who have conventional mechanical trauma or burns and who also have been exposed to radiation or are contaminated by radioactive material. Today, nuclear war between major powers is considered unlikely. Nuclear terrorism is now the major threat. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Terrorism, Nuclear Weapons, Blast injury, Direct blast wave peak, Indirect blast wind drag force, Thermal radiation injury, Flash burns, Flame burns, nuclear radiation injury
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