Manejo de los siniestros por irradiación

Manejo de los siniestros por irradiación

Management of the irradiated casualty SA Bland J R Army Med Corps 2004; 150: 5-9 Introduction Casualties from radiological or nuclear incidents may present in a variety of ways, including contamination, irradiation, trauma and combined injuries. Scenarios that lead to Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS), through high dose radiation exposure, are fairly limited. These scenarios usually involve: · The nuclear process (fission), including - Nuclear reactor incident, either as an accident or deliberate act. - Criticality (brief period of critical mass) incident, such as a laboratory accident. - Nuclear detonation. · Prolonged exposure to highly radioactive sources, including - Industrial radiography sources. - Radiotherapy sources. - Nuclear power sources used in remote locations ('nuclear batteries'). http://www.ramcjournal.com/2004/nuclear_incidents/bland.pdf