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Alternative Title:
Emerg Med Clin North Am
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2014.09.008
Personal Author:
Kazzi, Ziad ; Buzzell, Jennifer ; Bertelli, Luiz ; Christensen, Doran
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Description:
After a radiation emergency that involves the dispersal of radioactive material, patients can become externally and internally contaminated with 1 or more radionuclides. Internal contamination can lead to the delivery of harmful ionizing radiation doses to various organs and tissues or the whole body. The clinical consequences can range from acute radiation syndrome to the long-term development of cancer. Estimating the amount of radioactive material absorbed into the body can guide the management of patients. Treatment includes, in addition to supportive care and long term monitoring, certain medical countermeasures like Prussian blue, calcium diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) and zinc DTPA.
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Chelating Agents
Chelation Therapy
Contamination
Decontamination
Disasters
Emergency Service, Hospital
Environmental Exposure
Humans
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Injuries
Radioactive Elements
Radioactive Hazard Release
Radioactive Terrorism

Source:
Emerg Med Clin North Am. 33(1):179-196.
Pubmed ID:
25455668
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5776730
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:f5e6d30762dba24fc1980c2f1f076b6af04a678e08ac0806450fc8564981c08b
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