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Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event
Georges C.; Institute Of Medicine; Board On Health Sciences Policy; Committee On Medical Preparedness For A Terrorist Nuclear Event. Ed(S): Benjamin
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Paperback. Editor(s): Benjamin, Georges C.; McGeary, Michael; McCutchen, Susan R. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW; JPWL2; JWMN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
A nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terrorists-even with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or less-would cause a large number of deaths and severe injuries. The large number of injured from the detonation and radioactive fallout that would follow would be overwhelming for local emergency response and health care systems to rescue and treat, even assuming that these systems and their personnel were not themselves incapacitated by the event.
The United States has been struggling for some time to address and plan for the threat of nuclear terrorism and other weapons ... Read more
- Front Matter
- Workshop Report
- Appendix A: Workshop Agendas
- Appendix B: Registered Workshop Attendees
- Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Panelists
- Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultant, and Staff
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
National Academies Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309130882
SKU
V9780309130882
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