Title Medical consequences of radiological and nuclear weapons / senior editor, Anthony B. Mickelson, MD

Published Falls Church, Virginia : Office of the Surgeon General, United States Army, 2012 Washington, DC : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. G.P.O

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color) Series TMM series Textbooks of military medicine Textbooks of military medicine Contents Radiological events and their consequences / Charles R. Woodruff Jr., Leonard A. Alt, C. Douglas Forcino, and Richard I. Walker -- Acute radiation syndrome in humans / Ronald E. Goans and Daniel F. Flynn -- Triage and treatment of radiation and combined-injury mass casualties / Daniel F. Flynn and Ronald E. Goans -- Treatment of internal radionuclide contamination / John F. Kalinich -- Therapy for bacterial infections following ionizing radiation injury / Thomas B. Elliott and G. David Ledney -- Early-phase biological dosimetry / William F. Blakely -- Behavioral and neurophysiological consequences of radiation exposure / Andre Obenaus, G. Andrew Mickley, Victor Bogo, Bruce R. West, and Jacob Raber -- Psychological issues in a radiological or nuclear attack / Steven M. Becker -- Late and low-level effects of ionizing radiation / Alexandra C. Miller, Merriline Satyamitra, Shilpa Kulkarni, and Thomas Walden -- Radiological considerations in medical operations / John P. Madrid -- Perspectives in radiological and nuclear countermeasures / K. Sree Kumar, Juliann G. Kiang, Mark H. Whitnall, and Martin Hauer-Jensen -- Cytogenetic biodosimetry / Pataje G.S. Prasanna and C. Norman Coleman Summary PRINT FORMAT ONLY NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price An updated version of the 1989 TMM, this volume addresses nuclear events and their consequences for the medical community. Topics covered include acute radiation syndrome, triage and treatment of radiation and combined-injury mass casualties, treatment of internal radionuclide contamination, behavioral and neurophysiological consequences of radiation exposure, cytogenetic biodosimetry, and more. Textbooks of Military Medicine (TMM). Senior Editor, Anthony B. Mickelson Notes "Borden Institute, Fort Detrick, Maryland." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes PDF version, title from title screen (viewed Apr. 10, 2013) Subject Nuclear weapons. Radioactive fallout. Emergency management -- United States Nuclear warfare. Hydrogen bomb. Radioactive Fallout -- adverse effects Nuclear Weapons Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects Radiation Injuries -- therapy Disaster Planning -- methods Nuclear Warfare Radioactive Fallout nuclear wars. Nuclear warfare Emergency management Nuclear weapons Radioactive fallout United States Form Electronic book Author Mickelson, Anthony B., editor Borden Institute (U.S.), publisher ISBN 0160916933 9780160916939 9780160917585 0160917581

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