Nuclear/radiological terrorism: Emergency department management of radiation casualties

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-85

  Bushberg, Jerrold T ^a,b   Kroger, Linda A ^a   Hartman, Marcia B ^a   Leidholdt Jr , Edwin M ^b,c   Miller, Kenneth L ^d   Derlet, Robert ^b   Wraa, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dirty bombs; emergency planning; radiological casualties; radiological emergency; terrorism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL PLANNING; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; TERRORISM;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NUCLEAR WARFARE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; TERRORISM; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 33846215974     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.05.034     Document Type: Article

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