A Predictive Study of the Incidence of Vomiting in Irradiated Military Personnel.

Abstract

The scientific literature on the incidence in man of vomiting and other prodromal effects of ionising radiation is analysed and related to the guidance given in STANAG 2866. New data obtained from observations of 271 patients who received 600 to 1000 rad to either the upper or lower half of the body are analysed. The incidence of vomiting was 81 per cent in those who received radiation to the upper half of the body and 44 per cent for the lower radiation were on average about 60 and 150 min from the start of the irradiation. The average number of episodes was 4.5; the average duration of an episode just over 2 min. None of these parameters changed appreciably with the doses used. Predictions are made of the time required for various percentages of military personnel to start, and then to finish, vomiting after being exposed to radiation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081165

Entities

People

  • Alan B. Cairnie
  • George A. Grant
  • Norman T. Gridgeman
  • R. Kent Harding
  • Walter D. Rider

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biological Sciences
  • Body Regions
  • Combat Forces
  • Data Processing
  • Dose Rate
  • Drug Therapy
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Radiation Effects
  • Radiation Sickness
  • Radiologic Health
  • Tensile Strength
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine