eeele a: : . « CONTENTS Payge ABSTRACT ut FOREWORD “1 PREFACE ILLUSTRATIONS 10 TABLES 12 CHAPTER | INTRODUCTION. . . . ae 15 : 15 15 15 16 22 L.1 Objectives . 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 General Dese ription 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. 24 CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS AND THERAPY Introduction . Symptomsand Signs Related to Radiation Injury . . Choical Observation and Therapy as Related to Hematological Findings : The Effect of an Epidemic of Upper Respiratory Infection o« n an ‘Irradiated 24 24 25 Population . 26 2.5 Comparison with the Utirik Group of Diseases Seen in the Rongelap and Atlinginae Groups During the Period of Observation . 29 2.6 Changes tn Weight as an Indication of Disturbance in the Overall 2.7) 2.8 Metabolism The Effects of Pregnancy . Discussron on the Use of Antibiotics in this Group and in ‘Radiation Injury. CHAPTER 3. 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 SKIN LESIONS, EPILATION, AND NAIL PIGMENTATION . 7 s aoe “"- 34 .. 42 i wo AN. : & Nall 33 34 34 39 40 41 Introduction-- Early Symptomatology Referable to the Skin Skin Lesions Epilation : Nail Pigmentation Factors Influencing the Severity ‘of Skin Lesions Correlation with Hematological Findings 9 39 31 ie