APPEIDIX "3"
ATPEMDIX 3,2.3-1.3 3.2232
the patholopical changes in the skin,this will suffice,..nmore
complicated studics of the local lesion, such as bietoriologics:
and chcemical observations can be deferred for lebvoratory
investigation if one knows that the lesion produced in the lab
is the same as thet produced in the field.....
"It is possible that satisfactory studics (i.c, of mortality)
ean te mde ina poriphcral zono (commrable to 1.5 - 2.5 Nm at
Hiroshima) where these conpliecation (i,c. blast an@ radintion offeets)
Will be minimized,
"A study of all the systemic pathological and chemicel changes
from burns would require equipment too claborate for ficld use.
If only the essential observations of urinc, blood counts,
feratocrit and plasma protcins are madc, then these ean be uscd as
a check against more dctailed studics....in the laborntory.
"The pig is the best test animal,
next best and should be uscd,
Rats and euinca pigs are
The pigs skin is more mearly like
human sitin then any other eanimels....It cppeoars neccsesry to
devise suitable shcltors....that will shelo the animal but not
shicld hin fron thermal rvdiations of the bomb...It...(is)....
dusirsble to have all tost aninls eeclimted for a chort tine
before tests ore rade,.,..snall pics arc ensi r to hendlce than
large ones."
University of Rochcstur
Lettcr of Henry A. Bleir