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Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event: Workshop Report
Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event Workshop Report
Author: Committee on Medical Preparedness for a Terrorist Nuclear Event; Institute of Medicine, Institute of Medicine
A nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terrorists--even with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or less--would cause a large number of deaths and severe injuries. The large number of injured from the detonation and radioactive fallout that would follow would be overwhelming for local emergency response and health care s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780309130882
ISBN-10: 0309130883
Publication Date: 8/19/2009
Pages: 188
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Publisher: National Academies Press
Book Type: Paperback
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