MEDICAL RESPONSE TO A RADIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING AN IRIDIUM-192 SOURCE IN NANJING, CHINA

作者：Yuan, Long; Liu, Yulong; Yu, Ningle; Fu, Ximing; Lei, Cuiping^*

来源：Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2018, 182(1): 25-30.

DOI：10.1093/rpd/ncy149

On 7 May 2014, a radiological accident involving a lost Ir-192 source occurred in Nanjing, China, and overexposure of a worker occurred. After the accident, several national agencies specialized in medical response to radiation emergencies collaborated to carry out clinical case management and to offer psychological assistance to the affected workers and members of the public. In this article, the medical management of the victim is summarized and outcomes are shared in order to improve medical preparedness and response for a nuclear or radiological emergency. This case demonstrated that providing rapid, accurate, credible and consistent information to the public through the media, public health education and psychological assistance to the affected workers and members of the public, contribute to mitigation of psychological impact of such emergencies.

• 出版日期2018-12
• 单位苏州大学; 中国疾病预防控制中心辐射防护与核安全医学所; 江苏省疾病预防控制中心; 中国疾病预防控制中心