} af | ) Ce A/CONF.8/P/1045 cnee JAPAN English In their treatment, the first step taken was to remove all. radioactive substances from the skin surface, mainly by mechanical methods. At the same time, we endeavored to help and promote the remaining natural healing power; the main therapeutic procedures are (1) a sufficient rest and (2) good nourishment, if necessary, (3) blood transfusion or plasma infusion and (4) anti-biotics. One case died of a liver disorder ( a heavy jaundice and hepatic coma) in the 7th month. The case had a distinct leucopenia (until 1,950) in 4 to 6 weeks and his white blood count recovered to 5,000 - 6,000 after 3 months. At the end of August 1954, he was attacked by his third jaundice. Suddenly he suffered*from a hepatic coma about one week. In spite of regaining of his consciousness, heavy jaundice, oedema, ascites and pneumonia, etc. came up.The patient 6 died. ' The cause of the death is surely an intensive disorder of yee liver. With regard to the cause of the liver disorder, there might be three possibilities (1) serum hepatitis, caused by blood trans-_. fusion, (2) degeneration of the liver, caused by destructed debris of other radio-sensitive cells, due to radiation injury, and (3) primary radiation injury. The real cause of the liver disorder cannot now be decided scientifically. It may be, however, considered that the above mentioned possible factors are equivalently active and they form a cause in combination. We would like to imagine in our medical common sense that there might be some relationship between radioactive ashes and liver disorder. Now one year after the accident, the condition of 22 other fishermen are showing signs of improvement and a favorable turn for recovery. A few of them show, however, still some degree of disturbance of the liver function and are receiving treatment. Some anxiety, therefore, over their prognosis is yet existing in some extent. This report presents in a summarized form the substance of the following reports: , 1. Dr. Tsuzuki, Masao. Medical Consideration on Radiation Injury due to Bikini-Fallout. 2. Dr. Oof, Shunryo. Se Dr. Kikuchi, Takehiko. Physical and Biological Studies on Radioactive Fallout from Bikini. . Patients. Dr. Tsuge, Yukio. TOPIED/DOE LANL RC @ wee ne ee me te Initial Symptoms of Bikini &