Re: Societies issue primer on radiological terrorism threats:Kearny practicalities

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

The pages you cite are not in the book (copywrite

1982) that I have.



Besides shielding (mass) one can also apply the

principles of time and distance.  If you stay in your

house, radiation from the fallout would be reduces due

to the distance between the roof and outside walls and

the outside walls.  Also, if people shelter and later

evauated, short-lived radionuclides would be decay. 

Basically, the activity is reduced by a factor 10 over

7 hours.



There are a number of health physicist who know this,

and more.



--- Howard Long <hflong@pacbell.net> wrote:

> p 113, "All members of families with a supply of

> potassium iodide could

> safely eat a normal diet long before those without

> it could do so." and

> p114, p115 "Ways to obtain [KI] for prophylactic use

> - By prescription -

> Without prescription - Practical expedient ways to

> prepare and take -

> Preparing [KI] tablets to give to infants and small

> children - Warnings -",

> etc.

> 

> Dr Orient once summarized for a Civil Defense group

> the {more important}

> general protection as (approx), "GET MASS BETWEEN

> YOU AND EXCESS RADIATION."

> 

> I compared the excellent new Primer for

> Professionals and Kearney's NWSS

> only for

> I 131. Both benefit professionals, like HPs in

> Radsafe.

> 

> Howard Long

> 

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

> From: "John Jacobus" <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>

> To: "David V. Becker" <dvb2001@MED.CORNELL.EDU>

> Cc: "Jane Orient" <jorient@MINDSPRING.COM>; "'Howard

> Long'"

> <hflong@pacbell.net>; "'radsafe'"

> <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>; "David V.

> Becker" <dvb2001@MED.CORNELL.EDU>; "Al-Nabulsi,

> Isaf" <ialnabul@nas.edu>

> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 5:51 AM

> Subject: Re: Societies issue primer on radiological

> terrorism threats:Kearny

> practicalities

> 

> 

> > I have a copy of Kearny's "Nuclear War Survival

> > Skills."  Where does he recommend the use of KI?

> >

> > > --- 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

> >

> >

> >

> > =====

> > +++++++++++++++++++

> > ""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

> > http://www.vanderbilt.edu/radsafe/

> >

> 

> 





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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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