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Medical management of radiation victims in the United States.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20445390     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Many governmental and non-governmental agencies are involved in the planning for radiation events in the U.S. We will focus on medical management after mass casualty events, specifically the involvement of the Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN), a voluntary consortium of medical centers across the continental U.S. RITN and its partners have established standardized approaches for the evaluation and treatment of radiation victims, which are now available online. Efforts are underway to streamline these processes, provide training to healthcare practitioners around the country, and harmonize with similar efforts around the world.
Authors:
Matthew S Davids; Cullen Case; Dennis L Confer; Daniel J Weisdorf; David M Weinstock
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health physics     Volume:  98     ISSN:  1538-5159     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Phys     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-06     Completed Date:  2010-05-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985093R     Medline TA:  Health Phys     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  833-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bone Marrow Transplantation / methods
Civil Defense
Disaster Planning
Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration
Government Agencies
Health Planning / organization & administration
Humans
International Cooperation
Radiation Injuries / therapy*
Radioactive Hazard Release
Registries
Relief Work / organization & administration
Transplantation, Homologous / methods
United States

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