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Emergency preparedness: Ionising radiation incidents and medical management
  1. Crawford R M Foster
  1. Underwater and Aviation Medicine Department, Institute of Naval Medicine, Gosport, UK
  1. Correspondence to Crawford R M Foster, Underwater and Aviation Medicine Department, Institute of Naval Medicine, Gosport, UK; crawford.foster381{at}mod.gov.uk

Abstract

Military personnel risk being exposed to ionising radiation through a variety of means, including industrial accidents with Ministry of Defence equipment, inadvertent exposure while on operations, terrorist activities and nuclear war. The aim of this review is to outline the possible acute health effects and immediate management of radiation casualties in the context of different exposure scenarios. It emphasises the most important principles for managing irradiated, and/or contaminated casualties, in the operational environment, as well as providing details of key references and other sources of reach-back support.

  • ionising radiation
  • medical management
  • radiation incidents

https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2018-000958

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors This was an independant piece of work apart from editorial support.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.