illness it produces. Thus, liquids should be given to replace dehydration and loss of body fluids from vomiting; skin burns should be treated ag normal burns to aid the healing process; and, most importantly, antibiotics should be administered, There are other measures which may be taken, but for the most part they are unproved, Protective Measures. the effect of radiation. experimentation. These are: These are designed to counteract, or moderate, Most of the information available deals with animal The measures generally involve injecting animals with certain chemicals before they are exposed. These chemically will generally increase the animal's* chance of surviving what normally would be a lethal dose. There are no human experiments of this type. Recovery Agents. These are used to treat immediate damage and to prevent or minimize damaging results later on. for acute treatment, bleeding, Other than the usual methods described these include blood transfusions, drugs to control and bone marrow injections. The evidence for bone marrow injections, which help the marrow of the affected person produce blood cells until the patient's marrow recovers, is not clear. from Dr, George B. Darling, Testimony on blood transfusions former head of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in Javan, who met with the Special Joint Committee, is somewhat negative as to their effectiveness. Removal Agents, This is one method which has had mixed success in the administration of chemicals to the exposed person, The patient drinks ur is injected with the material, which helps to carry away from the body greater than normal quantities of the radioactive material, This kind of treatment is usually only effective if administered almost immediately after the internal exposure has taken place. lO14btI