Epidemiology of a thermonuclear bomb-burst over Nashville, Tennessee: a theoretic study

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · South. Med. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198307000-00021· OSTI ID:5586137

Quinn, R W

A thermonuclear bomb explosion over any city in the world would have a devastating effect on the population and environment. For those who survive, with or without injuries, life would become primitive with little or no uncontaminated food or water, and with inadequate housing, fuel, and medical care, resulting in a breakdown of family and interpersonal relationships. This theoretic study of the potential outcome of a thermonuclear bomb-burst over Nashville, Tennessee, discusses epidemiologically the wide range of medical and psychologic effects from the direct trauma of blast and fire, widespread epidemics of otherwise controlled disease, long-term chronic illness, genetic damage, and catastrophic environmental havoc.

• Research Organization: Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
• OSTI ID: 5586137
• Journal Information: South. Med. J.; (United States), Vol. 76:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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