Dirty bomb: Difference between revisions

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Also known as "Radiological Dispersal Device"^[1]
Consists of radioactive material packaged into non-nuclear (conventional) bomb^[1]
- No nuclear fusion/fission occurs
- Detonation causes injuries from conventional explosion and also spreads radioactive material, causing radiation injuries and cancer
- Radioactive material spread locally via blast, and carried more distantly via aerosolized or particulate "plumes"
- Multiple radioisotopes from various sources (e.g. nuclear fuel waste, medical radiography, etc) could be employed

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Rosoff H, von Winterfeldt D. A risk and economic analysis of dirty bomb attacks on the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Risk Anal. 2007 Jun;27(3):533-46.

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 ==Diagnosis==
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 ==Work-Up==
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 ==DDx==
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 ==Treatment==
-Treatment with stable iodine when the committed dose equivalent to the adult thyroid is expected to exceed 250 milliSieverts (mSv), the equivalent of 25 rem (FDA 2001).
-#Under 40 years old
-##potassium iodide (KI)
-##immediate and Qday x 7-14 days
-#Over 40 years old
-##no KI treatment
-*contraindication = iodine allergy
+==Disposition==
-*potassium iodate (KIO3) can also be used (more GI irritation)
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 ==See Also==
+*[[Disaster medicine]]
 *[[Radiation exposure (disaster)]]