Medical Management of Radiation Injuries.

Medical Management of Radiation Injuries.

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Superior document:Safety Reports Series ; v.101
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IAEA.
Place / Publishing House:Havertown : : International Atomic Energy Agency,, 2020.
©2020.
Year of Publication:2020
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Safety Reports Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (109 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1. Background
  • 1.2. Objective
  • 1.3. Scope
  • 1.4. Structure
  • 2. GENERAL CONCEPTS OF RADIATION EMERGENCIES AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
  • 2.1. Types of radiation emergency
  • 2.2. Modes of exposure to radiation and radioactive sources
  • 2.3. Clinical and radiological triage
  • 2.4. Principles of medical management
  • 3. EXTERNAL EXPOSURE
  • 3.1. Local radiation injury
  • 3.1.1. Diagnosis, medical assessment and dose estimation
  • 3.1.2. Treatment
  • 3.1.3. Medical follow-up
  • 3.1.4. Case study: The radiological accident in Nueva Aldea
  • 3.2. Acute radiation syndrome
  • 3.2.1. Diagnosis and classification
  • 3.2.2. Medical assessment and dose estimation
  • 3.2.3. Treatment
  • 3.2.4. Medical follow-up
  • 3.2.5. Case study: The accident at Fleurus, Belgium
  • 4. CONTAMINATION WITH RADIONUCLIDES
  • 4.1. External contamination
  • 4.1.1. Management
  • 4.1.2. Decontamination of wounds
  • 4.1.3. Decontamination of body orifices
  • 4.1.4. Decontamination of intact skin
  • 4.2. Internal contamination
  • 4.2.1. Phases
  • 4.2.2. Health consequences
  • 4.2.3. Diagnosis and assessment
  • 4.2.4. Treatment
  • 4.2.5. Protective measures to avoid the spread of contamination
  • 4.2.6. Medical follow-up
  • 4.2.7. Case study: The radiological accident in Goiânia, Brazil
  • 5. COMBINED RADIATION INJURIES
  • 6. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION AND MENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS
  • 6.1. Emergency communication during radiation emergencies
  • 6.2. Mental health aspects of radiation emergencies
  • 6.2.1. Psychosocial considerations related to the affected population
  • 6.2.2. Psychosocial considerations related to responders
  • 7. RECORD KEEPING
  • Appendix I MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS FOR RADIATION EMERGENCIES
  • Appendix II BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION: BASIC INFORMATION FOR THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER
  • REFERENCES
  • ABBREVIATIONS.
  • CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW.

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