background: nowadays, application of nuclear technology in different industries has largely expanded worldwide. proportionately,the risk of nuclear incidents and the resulting injuries have, therefore, increased in recent years. preparedness is an important part of the crisis management cycle; therefore efficient preplanning seems crucial to any crisis  management plan. equipped with facilities...

BACKGROUND Natural and manmade disasters are creating increasingly complex response challenges. The current U.S. emergency response model relies heavily upon the availability and expertise of highly trained public safety agencies. Too often, this leads the public and our leaders to assume that professional emergency medical care will be immediately available. Unfortunately, there are often dela...

the currently reactor wreckage in fukushima raised the following important questions: is our knowledge of the possible dangers of ionizing radiation sufficient to warrant special action? what is the role of the medical community in technical radiation accidents from windscale to fukushima? what is the role of the medical community in terrorist radiation attacks? are we prepared for those challe...

Since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, and the subsequent reports of raised cancer risks among survivors in the two cities, there has been interest and concern about risks arising from this and other nuclear incidents, such as the 1986 Chernobyl accident. This article reviews methodological aspects associated with the detection of cancer risks in groups exposed to ionising...

A conceptual model for improvement in nuclear power plant operational safety and monitoring is presented. The innovation of this model is based on a calibrated software that utilizes an interactive component, thereby, eliminating a Corrective Action Management Plan’s sole dependence on informational databases. Artificial intelligence tools are used to build this model and, subsequently, support...

In the second of 5 articles on the management of injuries and illnesses caused by ionizing radiation, the authors discuss nontherapeutic radiologic/nuclear incidents: use of a radiologic exposure device, use of a radiologic dispersal device, nuclear power plant safety failure, and detonation of an improvised nuclear device. The present article focuses on how such incidents--whether involving de...

Given the multiple terrorist attacks that have occurred in recent years in China, medical rescue teams and specialized incident assessment teams have been established by the government; however, medical rescue after nuclear, biological, and chemical incidents remains challenging and is often inefficient. In the present article, problems were analyzed regarding the assessment of responder counte...