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Title:
HOSPITAL PLANNING TO COMBAT RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION ( JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIAION, VOL. 185, PP 578-581, AUGUST 17, 1963 )
Author(s):
SAENGER, E L [JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION]
Subject Terms:
HREX
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1963 Aug 17
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0004
Accession Number:
NV0704459
Originating Research Org.:
JOURNAL AMERICAN, JOURNAL
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
IN OUR PRESENT COMPLEX SOCIETY, EACH HOSPITAL, HOWEVER SMALL OR SPECIALIZED, SHOULD HAVE A WELL-PLANNED DISASTER PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE PROVISIONS FOR INTENSIVE CARE OF FEWER THAN 50 PATIENTS AND EMERGENCY CARE FOR LARGE SEGMENTS OF ITS POTENTIAL POPULATION IN CASE OF MASS CATASTROPHE. WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND THE DISTINCT POSSIBILITY OF ATOMIC AND THERMO-NUCLEAR WARFARE, THE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL PROGRAM MUST MAKE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE UNIQUE PROBLEMS CREATED BY RADIATION- EXPRESSLY CONTAMINATION. THE EXPENSE OF DECONTAMINATING BUILDINGS MAY COST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND REQUIRE WEEKS OF CLEANING.