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Caring for the Radiation Accident Victim
Author(s) -
Halstead Mary Ann
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(07)66394-7
Subject(s) - accident (philosophy) , medical emergency , warning signs , shock (circulatory) , medicine , accident and emergency , forensic engineering , engineering , radiology , transport engineering , philosophy , epistemology
A commercial van has overturned. The driver's left leg is injured and bleeding; he is in shock. The van is placarded with radioactive warning signs, and boxes with radioactive labels are scattered about the site of the accident Contents from the boxes are scattered around the injured driver. The driver is taken to the closest hospital for emergency care.