Medical Management of Radiological Casualties, Second Edition, Handbook

Abstract

Medical defense against radiological warfare is one of the least emphasized segments of modern medical education. Forty years of nuclear-doomsday predictions made any realistic preparation for radiation casualty management an untenable political consideration. The end of the Cold War has dramatically reduced the likelihood of strategic nuclear weapons use and thermonuclear war. Unfortunately, the proliferation of nuclear material and technology has made the acquisition and adversarial use of ionizing radiation weapons more probable than ever. In the modern era, military personnel and their nation's population will expect that a full range of medical modalities will be employed to decrease the morbidity and mortality from the use of these weapons. Fortunately, treatment of radiation casualties is both effective and practical.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA415842

Entities

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Materials

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy