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br Management of Patients with Radiation Sickness

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Before the horrifying Chernobyl incident and Hiroshima bombing , the application of nuclear energy as a power source is believed to be helpful . Today , being aware of the threats to health and physical destruction caused by malpractice of nuclear energy , people had changed their belief . Efforts have been made to stop and avoid the risk of employing such technology ADDIN EN .CITE Institute2003226Armed Forces Radiobiology Research InstituteMedical Management of Radiological Casualties2nd2003Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI

http /www .afrri .usuhs milEnglish May 20 (Institute , 2003 After the 911 incident when ionizing radiation has been used by terrorists , more researchers became concerned on how to manage radiation sickness as a consequence of the bombing ADDIN EN .CITE Istvbn TuraiIstvbn Turai Katalin Veress , Beng 'l G 'nalp , and Gennadi SouchkevitchMedical response to radiation incidents and radionuclear threatsBritish Medical JournalBritish Medical Journal392004March 6http /www .pubmedce ntral .nih .gov /articlerender .fcgi ?artid 381053May 20 (Istvbn Turai , 2004 . In this contemporary period , members of the military , who primarily attend to radiation patients and casualties , must be properly guided on how to manage victims of radiation

This material provides a comprehensive instructions concerning the immediate triage and care of patients with radiation sickness until proper medical personnel arrive

Radiation sickness is an illness caused by the ionizing radiation

experienced by the whole body or large part of the body

Patient is in life threatening condition Note : In a life threatening condition , saving life has priority over decontamination from radioactive materials

Patient is not in life threatening condition Note : Doctors , unless directly exposed to radiation , will not acquire radiation sickness by providing care to patients

Contamination is the accumulation of radioactive material

to an entity up to a certain level above the normal condition

Decontamination is the elimination of radioactive

elements so that things ' can be utilized properly and safely

Protective mask- for protection

from inhalation and ingestion of

radioactive material

If the patient is wearing a hood , decontaminate the hood first by washing with soap and water or 5 sodium hypochlorite . Remove the hood by cutting the straps and zipper cord . Rinse scissors afterwards

If the patient is wearing a mask , decontaminate it by wiping it 5 sodium hypochlorite . Remove the face mask then wipe the patient 's chin neck and back of the ear

If the patient is wearing an overgarment , remove all contamination from the overgarment , cut and remove the overgarment and place it in a plastic bag

Caution : Rinse the scissor after each use to avoid further contamination

Remove gloves , if present , by instructing the patient to stretch his arm , grasping the fingers of the gloves , turning the gloves inside-out and disposing it in a plastic bag

Caution : Rinse your own gloves after this stepto avoid contaminating your ownself

Remove personal things from the pocket and dispose it

Remove the boots if present by cutting the laces , pulling the boots without touching the patient 's skin then placing it inside a bag for...