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Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Feb 2015
ReviewEmergency Department Management of Patients Internally Contaminated with Radioactive Material.
- Ziad Kazzi, Jennifer Buzzell, Luiz Bertelli, and Doran Christensen.
- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Northeast, MS-F59, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, 531 Asbury Cir-Annex, Suite N-340, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: ZKAZZI@emory.edu.
- Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2015 Feb 1; 33 (1): 179196179-96.
AbstractAfter a radiation emergency that involves the dispersal of radioactive material, patients can become externally and internally contaminated with 1 or more radionuclides. Internal contamination can lead to the delivery of harmful ionizing radiation doses to various organs and tissues or the whole body. The clinical consequences can range from acute radiation syndrome to the long-term development of cancer. Estimating the amount of radioactive material absorbed into the body can guide the management of patients. Treatment includes, in addition to supportive care and long term monitoring, certain medical countermeasures like Prussian blue, calcium diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) and zinc DTPA.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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