A plan for handling radiation accidents in hospitals is outlined. All rooms used in examination and treatment of radioactive persons must be surveyed by the hospital radiation officer, before being used for other accident cases. Following emergency treatment, the patient is transported to the ...
An attempt is made to develop an exemplary organization scheme of medical aid in radiation accidents. The tasks of the medical service throughout the evacuation stages, the extent of medical aid, in accordance with the nature of the radiation injury, first aid and some principal aspects of the...
New York health officials became so alarmed about mistakes and the underreporting of accidents that they issued a special alert in December 2004, asking hospitals to be more vigilant. As this warning circulated, Mr. Jerome-Parks was dealing with what he thought was a nagging sinus infection. He...
Radiation emergency response in Japan in the past has focused on accidents with a small number of workers being heavily exposed in nuclear facilities. However, radiation emergency response for which an entire prefecture or region is involved, as well as radiation knowledge of health professionals, ...
This review provides an analysis of the experiences related to the role of dosimetry (dose measurements, assessment and reconstruction) regarding health preventive measures in the post-accidental periods on the examples of the major past nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima. Recommendations ...
As of 2014, there had been more than 100 serious nuclear accidents and incidents from the use of nuclear power. To date however there has been only one nuclear emergency in the US - the accident at the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania, ...
The holder of the authorization may be the same as the employer, but there are exceptions, for example, maintenance personnel employed by a company while the work is done in hospitals. The employer in this case is the maintenance company. 7.11.1.4.2.2 Responsibility for the protection of ...
Charles Gottleib at the Allegheny Uni- versity Hospitals in Philadelphia observed aVentritex ICD at dis- tances from 20 to 1000 feet away from the tower. No interference was observed. But users of ICDs have more to worry about than "MICROWAVE NEWS" FLASHBACK 15Years Ago • In an anti...
No major nuclear radiation accidents have occurred in China, and the radiation water levels of the atmosphere, surface water and water have been basically maintained within the natural range, and the nuclear radiation safety situation is generally good. But with the development of nuclear facilities,...
Nuclear power plant accidents here or abroad (Fukushima, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl) Nuclear materials processing plant accidents (Tokaimura, Japan) Nuclear waste storage or processing facilities mishaps (radioactive waste from hospitals, spent fuel and radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, rad...