Medical response in a nuclear or radiological emergency

french-nuclear-safety.fr/dosimetric-references EMERGENCY TREATMENT Magnesium sulphate PRESENTATION LAVOISIER MAGNESIUM SULPHATE 15% (0.15 g/ml) solution for IV injection. 20 ml vial containing 3 g of Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate (CHAIX ET DU MARAIS LABORATORY). INDICATIONS Internal contamination by ingestion. DOSAGE Adults: 5 to 10 g by oral route (about 100 mg/kg), i.e. 2 to 3 vials of 20 ml. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Sulphur-35 ( 35S ) ▖Radioactive half-life: 87 d ▖Main types of radiation emitted: bIn the event of a criticality accident, the Sulphur (S) present in the organism (skin appendages) is partly activated as Sulphur-35 ( 35S). SOURCES OF EXPOSURE ▖Research laboratories 35 S Sulphur EXPOSURE RISK ▖Irradiation 0 ▖External contamination ++ ▖Internal contamination + INTERNAL CONTAMINATION MEASUREMENT J Urine bioassay J Faeces bioassay Sulphur IRSN-INRS radionuclide sheet: Radiation protection: radionuclides. Sulphur-35 ( irsn.fr). to find more DOSE COEFFICIENT REFERENCE Effective committed dose per becquerel incorporated, taken from the Order mentioned in Article R. 1333-24 of the Public Health Code: RADIONUCLIDE HANDBOOK • Emergency treatment of internal contamination RH 48

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