Terrorism events Flashcards
NCRP report #138
Management of terrorist events involving radiation.
Three classes of terrorist events
Localized contamination
Widespread large event
Intermediated events
Functional approach to terrorist response
Crisis management
Consequence management
Crisis management
focus on the terrorists and countering their actions
consequence management
mitigating the consequences of a terrorist event
Low radioactivity/high explosive
easiest to produce, threat is minimal. consequence is psychological terror
high radioactivity/high explosive
bigger threat to those handling and more easily detectible.
3 possible nuclear weapons outcomes
detonation - full yield
fizzle - partial yield ~0.01 KT
dud - no nuclear yield (possible dispersal like RDD
RDD
radiation dispersal device
show wave threshold to break glass
12 psi
lymphocyte rule of thumb
if lymphocytes have decreased by 50% and are less than 10^3 in 24-48 hours, pt has received moderate dose at least
dose range effective for medical intervention
2-10 Gy
Most important therapy
prevention of infection
prussian blue
Cs-137
life saving activities dose limit
whole body of 500 mSv (5000 to skin)
