Emergency department management of patients internally contaminated with radioactive material

Kazzi, Ziad; Buzzell, Jennifer; Bertelli, Luiz; Christensen, Doran

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2014.09.008

Title: Emergency department management of patients internally contaminated with radioactive material

Journal Article · Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2014.09.008· OSTI ID:1225736

Kazzi, Ziad ^[1]; Buzzell, Jennifer ^[2]; Bertelli, Luiz ^[3]; Christensen, Doran ^[4]

National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA (United States); Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States)
National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

After a radiation emergency that involves the dispersal of radioactive material, patients can become externally and internally contaminated with one or more radionuclides. Internal contamination can lead to the delivery of harmful ionizing radiation doses to various organs and tissues or the whole body. The clinical consequences can range from acute radiation syndrome (ARS) to the long term development of cancer. Estimating the amount of radioactive material absorbed into the body can guide the management of patients. Treatment includes, in addition to supportive care and long term monitoring, certain medical countermeasures like Prussian blue, Calcium DTPA and Zinc DTPA.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1225736

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-14-28951; PII: S0733862714000789; TRN: US1600589

Journal Information:: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, Vol. 33, Issue 1; ISSN 0733-8627

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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