Medical response in a nuclear or radiological emergency

ACTION TO TAKE IN THE EVENT OF EXTERNAL IRRADIATION SHEET 13 n Confirming and characterising the irradiation p. 47 SHEET 14 n Guiding the diagnosis through questioning p. 49 SHEET 15 n Evaluating the dose received p. 50 SHEET 16 n Ensuring the radiation protection of the emergency response and medical teams p. 53 ACTION TO TAKE ON THE SITE OF THE EVENT SHEET 17 n Carrying out the initial first-aid measures p. 55 SHEET 18 n Organising the medical pathway of the victims in the 3 zones p. 58 SHEET 19 n Organising the relief work p. 62 SHEET 20 n Before evacuation: stabilising and preparing the victims p. 65 SHEET 21 n Evacuating the injured: leaving the controlled zone p. 68 SHEET 22 n Protecting the responders in the exclusion zone and the controlled zone p. 70 SHEET 23 n Triaging the victims in the VAA p. 75 SHEET 24 n In the VAA: treating the absolute urgencies p. 76 SHEET 25 n In the VAA: decontaminating the relative urgencies p. 78 SHEET 26 n In the VAA: detecting external contamination of able-bodied persons p. 80 SHEET 27 n In the VAA: treating internal contamination and contaminated wounds p. 82 SHEET 28 n At the AMP: managing the victims p. 84 MANAGING THE VICTIMS MEDICAL RESPONSE IN NUCLEAR OR RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY 45

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