eee a vee «. CONTENTS Payre ABSTRACT FOREWORD PREFACE ILLUSTRATIONS 10 TABLES 12 CHAPTER 1) Ll 1.2 Lg 1.4 1.6 Objectives . General Description of the Exposed Groups Evacuation and Early Care of the Exposed Groups Estimation of Whole Body External Dose Estimate of Maximal Skin Dose from the Ground CHAPTER 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.6 CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS AND THERAPY Introduction Symptomsand Signs Related to Radiation Injury, . Clinical Observation and Therapy as Related to Hematological Findings . The Effect of an Epidemic of Upper Respiratory Infection o¢ n an ‘Irradiated Population . Comparison with the Utirik Group of Diseases Seen inn the Rongelap and Ailinginae Groups During the Period of Observation . Changes in Weight as an Indication of Disturbance in the Overall Metabolism The Effects of. Pregnancy Discussion on the Use of Antibiotic sin this Group and in Radiation Injury. CHAPTER 3. 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 INTRODUCTION. SKIN LESIONS, EPILATION, AND NAIL PIGMENTATION . Introduction-— Early Symptomatology Referable to the Skin Skin Lesions Epilation : Nail Pigmentation . Factors Influencing the Severity of Skin Lesions Correlation with Hematological Findings 15 15 15 15 16 22 24 24 24 20 26 29 30 31 33 34 34 34 39 40 41 . 42