Armin Ansari

Radiation Threats and Your Safety

A Guide to Preparation and Response for Professionals and Community

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a health physicist from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this book informs us about what we should know ahead of time and the best ways to respond to a nuclear or radiological incident either as an emergency responder or community/family member. It details protocols for accidental and intentional emergencies such as nuclear explosions and dirty bombs. It shows how to prepare a family emergency plan, covers medical responses to radiation including radiation drugs, and discusses radiation from microwaves and cellular phones as well as food irradiation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 678g
• ISBN-13: 9781420083613
• ISBN-10: 1420083619
• Artikelnr.: 23609588

Autorenporträt

Ansari, Armin

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Radiation, The Environment, and Us. The Basics. Health
Effects of Radiation. Types of Radiation Emergencies. Government Response
to Radiation Emergencies. Medical Response to Radiation Emergencies.
Radiation Drugs. Protecting Yourself from Radiation. The Family Emergency
Plan. Environmental Effects of Radiation Emergencies. Psychosocial Impact.
Professional Response. Community Preparation. Living with the Threat.