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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  The Medical Basis for Radiation-Accident Preparedness
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Major radiation accidents cause widespread and common psychosocial problems independent of cultural, ethnic, political, and socioeconomic aspects of the location of the accident. As a doctor, nurse, or emergency room staff you are the first line of defense when these accidents happen. New developments over the past several years enable physicians to enhance survival and ease the discomfort of patients injured by radiation. The Medical Basis for Radiation-Accident Preparedness: The Clinical Care of Victims presents the current state-of-the-art in radiation medicine and focuses on the practical issues of importance to the clinicians and nurses who have responsibility for diagnosing, treating, and caring for the radiation-accident patient. Topics range from dose assessment to socioeconomic considerations, with extensive analyses of treatment options for exposure to different parts of the body. As a special feature, the work supplies case histories of six recent significant radiological accidents and also includes bibliographic references and index. You don't know when you may be involved in treating radiation-accident patients. In today's uncertain world, it could happen at any time. Drawing on the expertise of a wide variety of contributors, both within and outside of the field of radiation management, The Medical Basis for Radiation-Accident Preparedness: The Clinical Care of Victims provides further insight into the complex care and teamwork needed in the management of the acutely injured patient. Book News Annotation:The proceedings of a March 2001 international conference in Orlando,
Florida present the current status of radiation medicine, focusing on
practical issues of importance to clinicians and nurses who have
responsibility for diagnosing, treating, and caring for patients of
radiation accidents. Among the recent developments for enhancing
survival and easing discomfort are more effective drugs to help
prevent and control nausea and vomiting; a greater selection of
pharmaceutical agents for treating bacterial, viral, and fungal
infections; medications to help manage mucositis; growth factors to
shorten the period of leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, stimulate cell
proliferation in the gastrointestinal tract, and aid the healing of
wounds that have developed; and stem cell transplants. No index is
provided.
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