RT Journal
A1 Moncrief WH, Jr.
T1 MAnagement of soft-tissue trauma after a nuclear strike
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1959
FD September 12
VO 171
IS 2
SP 209
OP 212
DO 10.1001/jama.1959.73010200032014i
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.73010200032014i
AB The problem of soft-tissue injury and treatment after the detonation of a nuclear weapon is complicated by several factors: the number of casualties, the types of wounds, and the effect of wholebody ionizing radiation on wound treatment and wound healing.Before we can plan any effort we would be in a more advantageous position if we had some idea of the numbers of casualties who will be present for treatment. This is an important definition: the numbers of casualties who will be present for treatment. We all recognize that after a nuclear strike against our military or civilian populace we are going to be faced with a tremendous number of casualties. But how many of these are going to be present for treatment? Moreover, it is probable that only a fraction of this number will have soft-tissue injuries that will require early definitive surgical treatment in the classic sense. To