| Description |
1 online resource (109 p.). |
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Safety Reports Ser. ; v.101
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Safety Reports Ser.
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| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Appendix II BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION: BASIC INFORMATION FOR THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER -- REFERENCES -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Radiation injuries.
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Emergency management.
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Emergency medicine.
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Emergency management |
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Emergency medicine |
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Radiation injuries |
| Other Form: |
Print version: IAEA Medical Management of Radiation Injuries Havertown : International Atomic Energy Agency,c2020 |
| ISBN |
9201066228 |
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9789201066220 (electronic bk.) |
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