Re: Dirty Bombs

["Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>]

Your comment is very suitable for all kind of antis to be distributed to

news-media, including nation wide and local papers and TV-stations to be

cited as "Radiation expert confirms dangers of dirty bombs, shows, that

US-authorities are not at all prepared for emergency situations and would

not be able to protect the US-population from such attacks."



Has Norman Cohen not yet distributed this?



Franz







-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

Von: John Moulder <jmoulder@MCW.EDU>

An: radsafe-digest@list.vanderbilt.edu <radsafe-digest@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Datum: Donnerstag, 16. Mai 2002 00:06

Betreff: Re: Dirty Bombs





>In thinking about dirty bomb scenarios I am forced to make the

>following assumptions

>1)  The first responders will probably not have radiation detection

>equipment or even radiation safety training.

>2)  There may be a delay of hours to days before anyone realizes that

>radiation is involved

>3)  Essentially 100% of the "exposed  victims" will seek medical attention

>4)  The vast majority of the medical personnel that these "exposed

>victims" contact will know essentially nothing about the diagnosis

>and treatment of radiation injuries (and may not even know who to

>contact for such info).

>5)  Estimates of "exposed  victim" dose will not be available fast

>enough to guide either triage or treatment.

>6)  The existing national resources for dealing with radiation

>accidents will be swamped minutes to hours after radiation is known

>to have been involved

>7)  Most of the press will no idea who to contact for useful

>information about radiation

>

>Some scary questions to ask

>1)  What fraction of the first responders in your metropolitan area

>would be able to detect the fact that a dirty bomb had been used?

>2)  What fraction of the medical personnel in your area know who

>REAC/TS is and know how/when to contact them?

>3)  What fraction of your emergency rooms have a functioning survey

>meter and someone who knows how to use it?

>4)  Does the press in your area know who to contact for good info if

>a "nuclear event" either happens or is rumored to have happened?

>--

>

>John Moulder (jmoulder@mcw.edu)

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