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CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS AND TREATMENT
Table 2.5—Weight Changes, Groups I and II
AGE CATEGORIES
Berow 7 y24R3
Group |
Numberobserved....-.......-0 0-2 -2-2.-2-- 2-0 -- eee eee
Number that gained weight............_......-._-----------Average gain (Ib.).--.-.-..----.------- 2-2 eee eee
Spread of gain (lb.)......-.----..-------2--- 2-2 eee
Numberthat lost weight.--..-....-...-..-..---.------------Average loss (Ib.).----------------------- eee e-eeeeeeeSpread of loss (Ib.)...-..-.-.-...---.------.----------------Percent of group that lost weight..............--..----.-------
continued in a normal fashion.
In GroupITI,
one woman was in the second trimester. No abnormality was detected. Fetal movements were
unaffected in the individual in the third tri-
mester. The hematologic changes of the preg-
nant womenare listed in Table 2.6. Two individuals in the first trimester had a marked depression of platelets but at no time was there
any vaginal bleeding. So far, the exposure to
radiation has not had a deleterious effect on
pregnancy. At the 12 month reexamination all
of the above women had delivered. One baby
was born dead; the others were normal. Inthe
36
14
3. 5
1-11. 5
21
4
0. 5-8
58
17
0. 5-10. 0
13
0. 5-5. 5
Group II
Number obeerved _-_....--.--.2-------- 2-2-2 -- eee eee
Number that gained weight__..._........-.-.--._-----------Average gain (Ib.)..-.----...-....--.-.---.-----------------Spread of gain (lb.)..-..--..--- 22-2 ee eee nee
Numberthat lost weight.............-..--..-.-..-----------Average loss (lb.).--.----..--..---- 2-22 eee eee eee
Spread of loss (Ib.)..........--..-.-.------ 2-2 eee eee
Percent of group that loat weight. ........-...--.--.-------.--
the third trimester. None of these women had
abnormal symptoms referable to pregnancy,
and as far as could be determined, pregnancy
Br.ow 16 years | ABOVE 16 YEARS
on
|
Table 2.6.—Blood Counts on PregnantIndividuals
in Groups I and Il
T
1
Lowest
|
PREGNANCY
| PLATELET '
Group I
|
35,000
Second. ___.._..-
150, 000
|
‘
Lowest
Neutro-
ERLE
\
4,500 { 3,000
50,000
=
Second...____.-- ' £70,000
5,000!
2,500
10,000;
7,000
4,000 |
Third. ...--..--. 120,000
Grove II
WBC
|
First. .._.2..-.-- |
First. .....-.---- |
Low
3, 000
|}
|
7,000) 3,200
case of the one still born, irradiation occurred
to the mother either before conception or early
in the first trimester.
2.8
Special Examination of Eyes
At 3 ano 6 Montus an ophthalmologist examined the eyes of all exposed individuals (10).
Nolesions ascribable to ionizing radiation were
seen. At 12 monthsslit lamp examinutions and
photographic recordings of the cornea and lens
were made on nonexposed, and on the Rongelap
people. Theincidence ofocular lesions was not
different in the two groups (11).