The Medical implications of nuclear war
By: Institute of Medicine National Academy of Sciences ; Fredric Solomon and Robert Q. Marston, editors ; with a foreword by Lewis Thomas.
Contributors: Solomon, Fredric.; Marston, Robert Q., 1923-; Institute of Medicine (U.S.); Symposium on the Medical Implications of Nuclear War (1985 : National Academy of Sciences)
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 619
Subjects: Nuclear warfare -- Health aspects -- Congresses; Emergency medical services -- Congresses; Nuclear warfare -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses; Nuclear warfare -- Psychological aspects -- Congresses; Nuclear warfare -- Social aspects -- Congresses; Nuclear warfare -- congresses; Radiation Injuries -- congresses; Radioactive Fallout -- adverse effects -- congresses
Description: The first part of this interdisciplinary study of the consequences of nuclear war provides an overview of its physical and environmental effects: urban fires, nuclear winter, nuclear famine, and toxic environments. Part II considers the consequences from the standpoint of death, injuries, and the health of survivors; and describes the effects of radiation exposure, food shortages and malnutrition on the prospects of survival, and psychological consequences. Part III reviews the demand for medical resources after a nuclear attack, and estimates the actual supply likely to be available. Part IV addresses the nuclear arms race from a psychosocial point or view, while Part V offers views on the prospects for recovery from nuclear war. ISBN 0-309-03692-5:$43.50.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Based on papers presented at a Symposium on the Medical Implications of Nuclear War held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20-22, 1985 and organized under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine.