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Re: Societies issue primer on radiological terrorism threats:Kearnypracticalities
My understanding is the thyroid blockage is an issue
for reactor accident release, not a nuclear attack.
Chernobyle, again, clearly demonstrated the risks
associated with iodine releases from a reactor.
--- Howard Long <hflong@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Radsafers and DDP,
> My quick review of I 131 response in the Primer
> below, so helpfully
> referenced by John J, then comparing it with
> Kearny's in his Nuclear War
> Survival Skills
> (from www.oism.org) suggests that KI ss 4 drops/d or
> one 130 mgm tab/d to
> all who may be exposed when there is a nuclear
> attack, is needed while you
> health physicists are determining the pCuries/m3 in
> the air.
>
> Howard Long
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Jacobus" <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>
> To: "radsafe" <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:38 PM
> Subject: Societies issue primer on radiological
> terrorism threats
>
>
> I received this through another list server and
> thought I would pass it along. The article is at
>
http://www.auntminnie.com/default.asp?Sec=nws&Sub=thd&pag=dis&ItemId=61212
>
> The primer can be found at
>
http://www.acr.org/dyna/?doc=departments/educ/disaster_prep/dp_primer.html
>
> -----------------
> Societies issue primer on radiological terrorism
> threats
> 3/23/04
>
> The American College of Radiology (ACR) has teamed
> up
> with the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology
> and
> Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Association of
> Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) to release a primer on
> how to prepare for a radiological terrorist attack.
>
> Entitled "Disaster Preparedness for Radiology
> Professionals: Response to Radiological Terrorism,"
> the primer is aimed at helping medical professionals
> and emergency personnel better manage an emergency
> situation resulting from a radiological disaster or
> terrorist attack. It serves as a quick reference in
> the event of a radiological event and offers
> guidance
> on proper preparation, as well as directives on
> handling contaminated people and the consequences of
> radiation exposure, according to the Reston,
> VA-based
> ACR.
>
> The primer also includes information on radiological
> findings related to agents that could be used in a
> biological or chemical attack. To download, visit
> the
> ACR's Web site.
>
> By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
> March 23, 2004
>
>
> =====
> +++++++++++++++++++
> ""A fanatic is one who cannot change his mind and
> won't change the subject."
> Winston Churchill
>
> -- John
> John Jacobus, MS
> Certified Health Physicist
> e-mail: crispy_bird@yahoo.com
>
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