An epistemology of nuclear weapons effects

Conference · Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · West. J. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5900794

Cassel, C

A graphic and detailed model is presented of the aftereffects in the event of a one-megaton fusion bomb explosion over Portland, Oregon. The role of the physician, under circumstances in which there are massive injuries from the blast and firestorm but in which there are shortages in medical supplies and facilities, is discussed. Radiation sickness in shelter occupants would be a major problem as simple sanitation would become impossible. Effects which would destroy the ozone layer and the protection it provides from ultraviolet radiation are described. (JMT)

• Research Organization: The Oregon Health Sciences Univ., Portland
• OSTI ID: 5900794
• Report Number(s): CONF-8204139-
• Journal Information: West. J. Med.; (United States), Vol. 138:2; Conference: Symposium on the medical consequences of nuclear war, Portland, OR, USA, 17 Apr 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
BLAST EFFECTS
FALLOUT SHELTERS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
OZONE LAYER
RADIATION INJURIES
SIMULATION
THERMAL RADIATION
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EXPLOSIONS
INJURIES
LAYERS
PERSONNEL
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
SHELTERS
WEAPONS
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560151 - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man