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Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation Injuries
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| | Safety Reports Series No. 2 | The main purpose of this report is to assist physicians involved in the early medical handling of radiation victims to apply prompt diagnostic measures and emergency treatment. Special emphasis is given to localized radiation injuries, which are the most frequently occurring direct health effects observed from ionizing radiation. The lessons learned from the accidents at Chernobyl (Ukraine, 1986), Goiânia (Brazil, 1987), San Salvador (El Salvador, 1989), Soreq (Israel, 1990) and Nesvizh (Belarus, 1991) on the early medical handling of radiation injuries have been incorporated into this report.
Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Types of accidental exposure and their medical management; 3. External exposure; 4. Contamination with radionuclides; 5. Combined radiation injuries; 6. Consulting system; 7. Record keeping; References; Annex I: Accidental exposure form samples; Annex II: Diagnosis and treatment of persons exposed to caesium-137: The Goiâna experience
| STI/PUB/1040, 49 pp.; 0 figures; 1998, ISBN 92-0-100498-2, English. 20.50 Euro. Date of Issue: 28 May 1998.  Full Text, (File Size: 203 KB). |
Subject Classification: 0609 - Radiation protection; 0610 - Accident response.
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