RE: Societies issue primer on radiological terrorism threats:Kearnypracticalities

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

I agree, and I was obviously not too clear.  (As I

reread it, I must have lost my train of thought)



My point is that fallout from a nuclear weapon would

contain a significant number of radionuclides that

would give a higher dose than the iodines.  However,

the population would probably have enough time to take

shelter and sequester dairy products.  Of course, you

would take the same precautions following a reactor

accident, as Chernobyl, a reactor accident,

demonstrated the risk from iodine uptake.



I am not a proponent of handing out KI automatically

in either case.



--- Jane Orient <jorient@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Thyroid blockage is needed whenever ingestion of

> radioactive iodine is a

> possibility. That is definitely a component of

> fallout from a nuclear

> weapon. Yes, it could happen in a reactor accident

> (extremely unlikely), but

> it's okay to talk about that one.

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: John Jacobus [mailto:crispy_bird@yahoo.com] 

> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 1:17 PM

> To: Howard Long; John Jacobus; radsafe

> Cc: Jane Orient

> Subject: Re: Societies issue primer on radiological

> terrorism threats:Kearny

> practicalities

> 

> 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

> > 

> > 

> > =====

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> > ""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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-- John

John Jacobus, MS

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