HUMAN
to nuclear devices
CADE AT IOS
letonite |
ider dstferen:
ooprediet) fron. he
conditions, if is po-srbie
findings, with reasonable
surance. the «fiet
* tdlout
Phyese
problems that will presi + ‘rent
are as follows.
1) The medical problem
0 ‘he ammierliite
vieinity of a kroter (hemi Weapon at 4
megaton bomb
«i'l f+ essentially simaiat
With the larger weapo: Jt f course. the areas
of damage are titteh truer and. thas. ‘he
numbers of casuaities
it. meehamica
thermal, or raditia
ctery ure ereath 4
creased.
lo
'
In addition, witt Llp q ae Weapons, ith ipen of
fallout can exterd ¢ for thousands of square
miles bevond the rungs of thermal and blast
injury, resulting in eeunda readiation, bet:
irradiation of the sav ad
potenti 1
ternal hazard 6 othe absence of Tdast or
thermal qigjury
serous ft ont ca oe qt
several hours after
letoratien and at oon
vt bas date tine. che
siderable distances.
early, very steep falar cose rite has viresads
occurred and the tase te fal sooth atanise
slower rate. There now ote adequate t me
for countermeasares ne eacly evacuation
or othereffective evas ve uton wilh cectice
by a large amos tthe ot it lose received
3) The gamma
racqinto:
serious liazard
:
onthe
03)
far the most
f liort
wren
I
Japanese at Hiresnoune cig Nagasak:
quantitative dose effec
"]
retitionships mas be
altered Lecause cf dose care wad otuer di the:
ences between the twa
4+)
Beta
rudiation
of
pes of exposure
the
ohiar
definitely can be aprorden
from
fathoud
a the ubsene. a4
lethal doses of a-scoiated coun racddiat on
Although late 1 appebtig.
he skin lessor
may be sufficter tis serrous to result
“casualty”
hobute te a
small degree.
veating this tuazard.
some degree of internal contamination will
wou on persons exposed to fallout. The
unouprs deposited in the bods, however, will
oe relarively small, It appears certain that
econtripution to the acute medical pieture
It appears
seer well resale from thas cause.
emo,
though
oe
op ne
vesult
Hepor cine, lowes er
oc” toe effect venes. o*
The esr be
on yuberige’
data
are
incomplete, that
ong-term hazard is likely to
from
this
enuse,
particularly
if
easorabe precautions are taken to avoid
eycessive duhalation or ingestion of the ma-
‘eran} Whe vente medical problems in the
fa lout area will be concerned principally
with fotas-body gamma exposure: some with
Sern wacdiatian of the skin.
References
striuss
\ Statement by
Tf,
S
Repeart uv the 1
robe
Vanda
tostor
foob.
ba
be.
CaaS
\ddress on radionerive fallout to 4th
WWF
Conterence of
Mass
| 17
Tad
Address in Chicago, Jane 3, 1955,
Joie effeers of
ifomle
Weapons, Superintendent: of
Ss Government Printing Office, 1950
AW, and Warren, S.: Medical effects
McGraw-Hill Book,
Mightersoa, A
tte
Civil Defense Counce.
1955
\ddress to Washington Conference
Dee
WOR
Wendt
US
28 Sepo
WF
Maas
Chairman and a
Atomic Energy Commission on
Hish Yield Nnuelear Explosrons”.
fitfe ts 0°
ebro py
ateumre bomb ra Japan
New
ork
Prendred
onbme
by
fet the
rather simple COUNT PP eats La preventiy os
the lesions
Thus, shelter
viii a building, covering exposed skin
reus Aita clothing and early skin and hair
jpconhunination would go far toward pre-
1956.
Hondboaok of Atenie Weapons for Medical Officers
OF equi c
is the comsidera par
Cisind. from tatterial deposited directly on
the shi although beta radiation from the
eround, buikding, or even clothes may con-
Phe
penetrating, ana exporare an result ant t
same acute radiation jury observed ii tbe
105
IS PRY
ree -th!
the
Armed Forces Medical
Nave and Are Force
Xray
Peddive
coo ET
bE TO
istrumentation.
of
Policy
dune,
Nee,