NUCLEAR WEAPON CASUALTIES - EFFECTS ON PERSONNEL

Abstract

Contents: Casualties from nuclear radiation Early incapacitation from high doses of gamma rays and neutrons Acute and chronic effects of radiation The Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) of radiations Thermal injury Thermal injury to bare skin Time to shock The protection afforded by clothing Clinical aspects of burn injury; incapacitation times; repair times; prognosis Blast injury Translation injury Direct blast injury Combined injuries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0261739

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abdomen
  • Blood
  • Body Weight
  • Boiling Point
  • Burns
  • Critical Temperature
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fast Neutrons
  • Infection
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Rodents
  • Self Assembly
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.