eee be Boneelap Sixty-five natives were evacuated to Kwajalein and may have received doses as high as 130 roentgens in a period of 51 hours. In this case, the leval of radiation is about the leval which might cause scone syaptoms such as nausea, vomiting, fatiguability and less of hair for acute doses. Allowing for the reduced effect fram low dose rate it zay happen that symptoms as above will occur in individuals who were already iL] or is . generally poor physical condition. Readings of akin and hair contaminatios were such that for this exposure tine spotty distribution of beta burns could occur within several days. If this occurs, ulcerations might develop which may require several months to heal. e. Ajlinginae Seventeen natives on this island were exposed to approximately 80 roentgens in 58 hours. They were evacuated to Kwajalein. It was not expected that any subjective systeaic symptoms would develop. However, personal contamination of this duration could conceivably cause beta burns in a spotty distribution with ulceration as described above. d. Dbirtk 154 natives were evacuated to Kwajalein after receiving & dose of 17 roentgens in 78 hours. No subjective systexic symptoms or Cr changes in blood count were expected. possihle statistically. Beta burns are miikely but are e. Ailnk with 402 natives was not evacuated and the total dose for a life time will be less than 20 roentgens. radiation should occer in the population. Ho medical problem froa 2. Some other islands received fall-out exposing inhabitants te ineignificant quantities of radiation. g- ‘Task Force personnel at or in the vicinity of Bikini Atoll Personnel in the concrete bunker on NAN island were evacuated to ships afloat receiving in general comparable dosage to those aboard ships all the tice. Based on readings taken aboard the ships it was estirated ‘het none of the ship's perecnnel would receive zore than 10 rcentgens wholes body radiation. This doge would not cause any general syzptoms of radiation siékness, however, decontamination personnel might have skin com bets tact with concentrated radicactive deposits and possibly sustain ciid burns. 6. All native evacuees were held at Kwajalein for observation am ment took com treatment should the need arise, ‘She station medical comple ies. Captata histor took and ations plete blood counts, zace poysical examin was sent to twalaS. H. Haight, (MC), USN, a radiolcgical medical officer surgeo n. Daily ob= n static the to s effect ion Tein as cansultant cn radiat l of a sedical group servation was instituted in.anticlpation of the arriva xts. free the U. S. who were to investigate the patie a