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Management of Persons Internally Contaminated with Radionuclides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Nelson José de Lima Valverde
Nelson José de Lima Valverde*
Affiliation:
Licensed Specialist, Labor Medicine—The State of Rio de Janeiro University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fellow, International Atomic Energy Agency, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS),Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tenn., USA. Head, Labor Medicine Division, FURNAS-Centrais Elétricas S.A., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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This paper was presented as a poster at the 5th World Congress on Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Abstract

Aspects of internal contamination with radionuclides are reviewed. The possible association of this kind of accident with radiation and conventional accidents is addressed. The most important mishaps in the initial diagnosis, the need for prompt treatment, and a well-prepared plan to cope with radioisotopes at the workplace are discussed. The metabolic behavior and specific treatment for radionuclide contamination is reported.

Type
Collective Review
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , December 1990 , pp. 363 - 372
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1990

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