SHELTER MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM STUDY. FINAL REPORT OU-107. PART I. ANALYSIS OF EXTERNAL MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM STRATEGIES. PART II. ILLNESS SPECTRUM AND PATIENT CASELOAD, DURHAM-ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

Technical Report · Sat Aug 31 04:00:00 EDT 1963

OSTI ID:4084662

Herzog, W T; Wells, W; Cromartie, W J

Part 1. Various policies of allocating medical resources (manpower and material) in an area network of public fallout (PF) shelters during a post- nuclear emergency period of two weeks are reviewed. It is concluded that a policy of assigning medical resources to large shelters is superior to concentrating them in hospitals or treatment centers. The near optimal strategy requires dispersal of physicians in high PF shelters, because of their potential value in the post-shelter period. In fallout only environments, medical support of the population would place minimal demands on the transportation, shelter management, and warning systems. Demands on the communications system are likely to be excessive. Recommendations of additional research for medical planning are included. Part II. Background data essential for the measures of effectiveness used in Part I are presented. Treatment requirements and expected fatality (at various levels of medical care) of the hospital emergency room caseload in Durham- Orange Counties, N. C. are described. (auth)

• Research Organization: Research Triangle Inst., Durham, N.C.; North Carolina. Univ., Chapel Hill
• NSA Number: NSA-18-014100
• OSTI ID: 4084662
• Report Number(s): AD-415614
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BACKGROUND
DIFFUSION
DISEASES
ENVIRONMENT
FALLOUT
HEALTH AND SAFETY
MEASURED VALUES
MEDICINE
MONITORING
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
POPULATIONS
RADIATION INJURIES
SHELTERS
TRANSPORT