Emergency department management of patients internally contaminated with radioactive material
Journal Article
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· Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
- 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.
- 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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