Medical management of victims contaminated with radionuclides after a “dirty bomb” attack

Abstract A wide spectrum of scenarios may lead to radiation incidents and the liberation of radioactive material. In the case of a terrorist attack by a “dirty bomb”, there is a risk of mechanical and thermal trauma, external irradiation, superficial contamination and incorporation of radioactive ma...

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Published in:	Military Medical Research
Main Authors:	Alexis Rump, Benjamin Becker, Stefan Eder, Andreas Lamkowski, Michael Abend, Matthias Port
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-08-01
Subjects:	Medical NRBC protection Radiological emergency Dirty bomb Combined injuries Radionuclide incorporation Decorporation therapy
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40779-018-0174-5