HUMAN PF nTs Ps
maximum bleeding va cbserved in Jape
anese who were expose ar PE roshama ud
Nagasakt. This ime dcerdin the plateret
count and the dev eionmert of hemorchacve
is in marked contrast a dint seer aa oat

oratory animals » hen, larelets reach the r
lowest level around | he Path to Poth davs
and hemorrhage oecurs sbortiv therenfter
In this vroup. sndividuals with neutre
phile counts belox .. 1 Tone mas be ear
pletely asvmpton ats
Likewise. patiers
with platelet con ats of Thc titi Gt less
may show no exert stems of bleedin
It is well known that
HE defenses avauist
infection we lowered even bv sublethal
doses of radiatiot vod thas, yatienits wel
severe hematolog ca depression -tioude oe
Kept under close obserention unt addi

istered appropri e tae nds 4

nd eared

oNITR

Into ess on open wotnds of any type would pre-

ven
ccaiteon: ] potential portals of entry for
begets
ertaiily in the case of thermal
aa
ho i. ne chances of recovery are
td
redoas a result of the combined injury.

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Therapy of Radiation Injury

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Tere
Teeavrwe nd OF aeute radintion injury
bisoweet dserssen roa. Tt is essentially that
a
oud titaal judement would dictate.
Spo cub medications are those medicated
Moy
poss cusuiulfy sittuttion, and: emphasis
beg oe onteffy on the magnitude of the sup-

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ohne

Relative Hazards of Beta and
Gamma Radiation From Fallout

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tiie whe

body gamma radiatios: iit

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ai be srstanert

as in the present expereie
Towever, <1
tions may occur folow mo ‘alledt 1 avhin

prompt evacuation from toe ren would font
the whole body dose (Go nitimias evelss out on
whieh delay i deco ata auer ot fe sn or
would pernut severe cudiateroconns. The
verse situation is netoor

werble boat

curred to a limuted exte to4
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and Americans

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whole body radiation

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Any marked prophylactic

these werts has not been demonstrated,

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ot averwoelming demand would muali-

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“Phere ure no drugs spe-

to
wkeaian agary aignan. Considerable
motes has eer made on developing agents
efoto oe ios f even prior to uradiation,
Poe om vperimental imiterest i post exPore

hoe

In the course of the urese 6 ye. dent ae iin
ence of some open shor ot ts ert inet seen. a
exert a deleterious int tesce or
ae sport. ure ~
course of the iemaut dose
bet pe ssien
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imfectron that

oreeet the shock, anemin and fthiid

pare ther need

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the

a morbidity and mortahty

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also be exposed op foe
per
economy dite dd
promptiv and then a ir
nob bona ase 4
delay a exae ration
feo
ese
py

combat

pre op diated
omdaivaiduals, and blood,
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tte!

or completely Jothee . rece ved praetieady
skin burns but reeer ed 4
degree of whole bad
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Veatibtotics will be required in

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bas been the development of

ov tajeefton of splenie ind

preparations.

Tlowever, the ex-

ound genetic speericity of these
tethoates that

these agents may

Po toawef cad vadve. fa vddation sabe
Poebips oo. transfiston of separated
meee
el eatrophiles to combat hemorood

ndeetiog is of expernnental iterest

revert ote tiques are not snficientty
eel © er atit cotsidermiutton of stackChoo speetie cheugs for the treatment
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the skit)

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