irradgtated animals act exposures
and 2500 raq

Letweent 30G ant 1500 rac.

After i50U rad

there was a suall, but consistent prolongation of

survival time.

the meaa

For exposures tetweet 76 ana LIGU rag, the 390-dar

lethality was consistently

lewer for

the

neomycinetreatel rats.

<sorenson

et al. (23) and Peeman et al. (29) discussed earli=c nave clearly
established an etftectiva

treattent of

succesSive antibiotics,

needed.

fluids,

tatally

platelet

itraciateé gugs

utilictiin.

truustuslons, and whole tlooc

as

Shalnova (49) published an English-language review of ail of tine

work duue

in Russia

The essence of

before 1975 on antibictie

the work

is:

therapy in raaqiatios intury.

1} apply broad-spectrum antidiotics insurin2z

suppression of micruproliferationusing a purpesetul alternation cf
antibiotic cycles with different preparations;

2) use antibiotics to create

bactertal static concentrations of antibtotics, uot only in the aisved unc
tissues but also in QOlaces of

naturaloccurcence of

gastroiatestinal tract and respiratory
early as possible, and befcre

tract;

microbes

such is

the

3) utilize antibiotics 2s

infectious foci have develeged.

The Managenent of Whole Body Radiation

Infury With or }ithout Comczinec

Burns and wounds
As discussed ecarller, estimates of
value

for

two reasons.

First,

the air-exposur2 cose are of

one needs

to know

Littles

the ceptn-cose

the cose estinates are aeneraliy inaccurate,

bearing on

initially anc

tren declint
wee “OF
“

=
=

Wy

the nigh site

try

distribution and second,

em tea
Wrroer
Ty ee

to determine tne severity of

the basis of signs and symptons.
nausea,

vomiting, or diarchea,

probabilityin

the radiatisna injec

',

is

fa
c

The first step

°

and analyses are made.

Ii tnere are no abdnorzal symptoms suc as

the dose of

the sublethal range.

[If

and diarrhea as discussed earlier,

the

severe gastrointestinal synéroue.

Li

racistion is in all

there is severe nausea,
ingividuals will fiall

voritin:

inte the

the early syrptonatelogy

subsiaces

ana

there is a feeling of well-being with rapidly developing changes in che
hematologic picture with developing lywphopenia, neuctrorenia,

thrombocytopenia,
If

the exposure

individuals srouls

as promptly as possible.

50074493

flivolves contamination with radicactive materi
be conltored for

radioactivity ane

*

ceconta:in

a

the

The following therapeutic resimen is pruposed:

ie

l.

the individuals would fall into the heszatopotfetic

~
a?

syndrome.

ana

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