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SUPPLEMENTARY RADIATION ACCIDENT REPORT
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four University of California employees, |
and
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Tho eliniesl courses of thsse four individuals have justified our |
initial conclusions thet the whole bedy exposures were small enough to
However, it has
the hands of three of ths mex (_
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serious than criginally anticipated, In spite of the fact that the
injuries were primarily the result of the beta activity of the sznples,
there was sufficient penetration into the derzal and vascular layers
of the skin of the hands to cause fairly deep injury to these layers —
on some parts of the hands and fingers. It is quite possible that
skin grafting to the hands may be necessary in ths cases of Stanley
and Lang.
Ths changes in ths blood of all four individuals were ocmpatible with
ordinary thermal burns consisting of an increases in the total white
blood count, increased sedizentation rate, and several other abnornmalties,
There has been no hexmatalozgical evidence of whole body rediation
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discount possible fatel consequences of the injuries.
becone evident in the past four weaks that the injuries sustained by
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This report is to supplezent the inter-office memorandur sent to your
office by Dr. L. EH. Bempelmann dated Juns 7, 1948 in regard to the
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The following is a short progress report on each of the four‘{agured
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This man's left nend, which was injured, now appears to be perfectly normal. There was a period of about two weeks
after discharge fran the hospital during which the hand was slightly
tender and more sensitive to heat and cold. This has subsequently
disappeared and now no abnormalties can be found, The right hand has
naver sncwn any avidence of radiation injury,
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was discharged froa the hospital May 28, 1918. It is
advised that pe.‘reoesye
a to radiation until further notice.
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