Paper
Estimating Battlefield Casualties from Nuclear Fallout or the Deliberate Dispersal of Radiological Material
- Authors:
- Robert A. Zirkle; Terri J. Walsh; Deena S. Disraelly; Carl A. Curling
- Abstract
- This article describes the Human Response Injury Profile (HRIP) radiological methodology. This methodology, designed for medical and logistical planning purposes, provides a time-based estimate of casualties and fatalities occurring as a consequence of radiological events (such as fallout following the detonation of a nuclear weapon or the detonation of a radiological dispersal device) directed against military targets. The approach generates these estimates based on progressions of underlying symptoms and their severity changes over time.
- Keywords
- Human Response; Casualty Estimation; Radiological Casualties; Nuclear Fallout; Radiological Dispersal Device
- StartPage
- 174
- EndPage
- 183
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