ann Matias ctiieaea 326 CONARD et al injuries from blasts and burns. Psychic trauma, malnourishment, and teens ieee m fe Poot disease complicated their radiation injuries. Little or no fallout was involved. In contrast the radiation exposure of the Marshallese people th a tL was all due to the fallout with no physical trauma or thermal burns and little or no psychic trauma. fe fh tee Table I shows the island groups involved. The 64 Marshallese on Rongelap atoll received the heaviest exposure and it is this group thac has shown the major radiation effects. Effects in this group along with the 18 Rongelap people who were on Ailingnae island at the time will be presented here, TABLE f ISLAND GROUPS AFFECTED Ronge lap Ailinynae Ronger tk ULirik 64 Marshallese L8 Marshallese 28 Amertecans 157 Marshal lese Estimated gamma dose (rads) Fallout observed Heavy (snowltke) Moderate(mist like) wry ut Composition 175 09 Moderute (mist Like} Nong 738 Ih fk ae, a Group* vs ts Dope ne ee we Om fe w *Alsu exposed were 23 Japanese Ckuhermen abourd thelr vessel the “Lucky Dragon" who received a sublethal dose, 7. Sure . - rf "tp fy taew et, . Qe oO ~ o Q FIG.1. oe ISLANDS MAJURO S Map of faltout area, Marshall Islands, March 1954, ) eee ee ee MARSHALL thorn 9