after 202 days (fwd)

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

	The following may be of interest.

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:23:21 +0900
From: Keizo TAKAHASHI <tkeizo@postman.riken.go.jp>
To: COHEN Bernard <blc+@pitt.edu>
Subject: after 202 days

Dear Bernie,
The sad news about the medical status of Mr. Masato SHINOHARA was reported
yesterday. His colleague Hisashi OUCHI, 35, died Dec. 21 from multiple organ
failure after being exposed to an estimated 20 severest after 83 days. Mr.
Shinohara's exposure is estimated 10 sieverts. In Japan, euthanasia is not
permitted.
I personally think prolong the pain of patient is not good, but others said
for the progress of medical science everything should be done such as using
artificial organs.
Best regards,
Keizo TAKAHASHI @Wako

Attached;
1. my e-mail of March 10, 2000
2. Mainichi-news April 18 21:50, translated by myself from Japanese
3. Yomiuri-news April 18 21:08, translated by myself from Japanese
4. Mainichi-news April 10 22:52, translated by myself from Japanese

<my e-mail of March 10, 2000>
He is now in a hospital of Tokyo University, and officials of hospital
announced that he is now in ICU (intensive care unit) with respirator from
the beginning of this March. He is developing pneumonia, caused by MRSA,
because of too much use of antibody drugs from the latter part of February.
I guess he received fatal dose, because he himself poured enriched uranium
solution from a fresco to tank, and Mr. Oouchi, who was holding funnel above
tank was dead on Dec., 21, 1999 after 83 days. Without medical care they
would have died within a few weeks. Modern medical treatment will prolong
the life of fatally exposed person, but may be not possible to cure him.
This is a sad reality.


<Mainichi-news April 18 21:50, translated by myself from Japanese>
"About medical status of a JCO staff, severe respiratory condition"
University of Tokyo Hospital(Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ward) announced about the medical
status of Mr. Masato SHINOHARA(40 old), a staff at a uranium-processing
plant run by JCO Co., on April 18.
"The function of lungs is severely deteriorated because of disorder from
irradiation lungs", said director of emergency division Dr. Kazuhiko MAEDA.
he said, "on the morning of April 17, his urine could not excreted because
of degenerated function of kidney temporary, but kidney function has been
maintained under artificial dialysis presently. The most important subject
is to improve function of respiration".

<Yomiuri-news April 18 21:08, translated by myself from Japanese>
"Mr.Shinohara, exposed at JCO accident, is now in critical condition"
On April 18, University of Tokyo Hospital(Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ward) announced
about the medical status of Mr. Masato SHINOHARA(40 old), an employee of JCO
Co., who was severely exposed at criticality accident on Sep. 30, 1999 at
Tokai-mura.
"The function of lungs is severely deteriorated because of suspected
pulmonary edema, and he is now in critical condition.  On the early morning
of April 17, his urine could not excreted and artificial dialysis has been
carried out since then. From the morning of April 18, urine is flowing.
Intensive care is on going to improve the function of respiration and
kidney."

<Mainichi-news April 10 22:52, translated by myself from Japanese>
"JCO staff Shinohara is in a lull condition but couldn't communicate others"
Masato Shinohara, a staff at a uranium-processing plant run by JCO Co., was
moved from the Research Hospital of the University of Tokyo's Institute of
Medical Science in Tokyo's Minato Ward to the University of Tokyo Hospital
in Bunkyo Ward.
Director of emergency division of hospital, Dr. Kazuhiko MAEDA made a press
interview. He said, "He is in a lull condition, but couldn't communicate
with others. He has a consciousness and responds to a call from his family,
with moving mouth, but could not say because of installation of artificial
respirator through surgical operation, tracheotomy.  From the radiation
effect, skin is stiffened and he couldn't open eyes or move fingers, causing
the difficulty of communication.
Hospital official wants to treat him, for the aims of communication with
open eyes and to remove the artificial respirator until end of May.  Further
treatment for infection and internal bleeding in his stomach will take more
time then after.




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