Management of persons accidentally contaminated with radionuclides

This book deals primarily with the types of problems that will be encountered at a national laboratory or commercial nuclear facility where large quantities of radioactive material are processed. The average hospital finds the book useful in limited sections: the yellow pages contain quick reference information (this would be better entitled ''summary of radiation accident planning guide''), which would be useful in developing a site specific plan. Appendix A describes the Interagency Radiological Assistance Plan (IRAP) with regional phone numbers. Experts are readily available. And Chapter 3, ''Initial Management of the Patient,'' contains some useful thoughts. The remaining section of this report will be useful to the experts