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,