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that will be arriving. At the same time, all levels of government will need to communicate with the public (when communications are restored) to ensure that people
understand what has happened and how to keep themselves safe. The national and
regional governments will also need to provide resources to help stabilize the immediate emergency, while maintaining sufficient reserves in the event of a secondary
or follow-up attack elsewhere. Finally, all levels of government will need to be able
to coordinate their activities to minimize competition for resources or duplication of
efforts.
References
1. Norris R, Kristensen H (July–August 2010) Global nuclear weapons inventories, 1945–2010.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. pp 77–83
2. Flynn D, Goans R (2006) Nuclear terrorism: triage and medical management of radiation and
combined injury casualties. Surg Clin 86(3):601–636
3. Hall E, Giaccia A (2019) Radiobiology for the radiologist, 8th edn. Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins, New York
4. Balicer R, Catlett C, Barnett D et al (2011) Characterizing hospital workers’ willingness to
respond to a radiological event. PlosONE 6(10)
5. Chaffee M (2009) Willingness of health care personnel to work in a disaster: an integrative
review of the literature. Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness 20(1):42–56
6. Karam P (2017) Operation Gotham Shield Exercise. Health Phys News XLV(12):2–3
7. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (2010) Population monitoring
and radionuclide decorporation following a radiological or nuclear incident, Report No. 166.
NCRP, Bethesda MD
8. Thompson J, Rahn M, Lossius H, Lockey D (2014) Risks to emergency medical responders at
terrorist incidents: a narrative review of the medical literature. Crit Care 18:521–530
9. Hall R, Hall C, Chapman M (2006) Medical and psychiatric casualties caused by conventional
and radiological (dirty) bombs. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:242–248
10. Becker S (2004) Emergency communication and information issues in terrorist events involving
radioactive materials. Biosecur Bioterror 2(3):195–207
11. Becker S (2005). Addressing the psychosocial and communications challenges posed by
radiological/nuclear terrorism: key developments since NCRP Report No. 138. Health Phys
89(5):521–530
12. Becker S (2011) Risk communication and radiological/nuclear terrorism: a strategic view.
Health Phys 101(5):551–558
13. Ketchum L (1987) Lessons of Chernobyl: SNM members try to decontaminate world threatened
by fallout. Soc Nucl Med (SNM) Newsline 28(6):933–940
14. Shiralkar S, Rennie A, Snow M, Galland R, Lewis M, Gower-Thomas K (2003) Doctors’
knowledge of radiation exposure: questionnaire study. BMJ 327:371–372
15. Bruddemeier B, Dillon M (2009) Key response planning factors for the aftermath of nuclear
terrorism (LLNR-TR-410067). Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
16. World Health Organization (2005) Chernobyl: the true scale of the accident. https://www.who.
int/news/item/05-09-2005-chernobyl-the-true-scale-of-the-accident#:~:text=According%
20to%20the%20Forum’s%20report,danger%20to%20their%20health%20from. Accessed 14
Nov 2020
17. Schwartz H, Flood A, Gougelet R, Rea M, Nicolalde R, Williams B. (2010) A critical assessment
of biodosimetry methods for large-scale incidents. Health Physics 98(2)95-108
18. Terkel S. (2007) The Good War: An Oral History of World War II. MJF Books, New York.
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that will be arriving. At the same time, all levels of government will need to communicate with the public (when communications are restored) to ensure that people
understand what has happened and how to keep themselves safe. The national and
regional governments will also need to provide resources to help stabilize the immediate emergency, while maintaining sufficient reserves in the event of a secondary
or follow-up attack elsewhere. Finally, all levels of government will need to be able
to coordinate their activities to minimize competition for resources or duplication of
efforts.
References
1. Norris R, Kristensen H (July–August 2010) Global nuclear weapons inventories, 1945–2010.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. pp 77–83
2. Flynn D, Goans R (2006) Nuclear terrorism: triage and medical management of radiation and
combined injury casualties. Surg Clin 86(3):601–636
3. Hall E, Giaccia A (2019) Radiobiology for the radiologist, 8th edn. Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins, New York
4. Balicer R, Catlett C, Barnett D et al (2011) Characterizing hospital workers’ willingness to
respond to a radiological event. PlosONE 6(10)
5. Chaffee M (2009) Willingness of health care personnel to work in a disaster: an integrative
review of the literature. Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness 20(1):42–56
6. Karam P (2017) Operation Gotham Shield Exercise. Health Phys News XLV(12):2–3
7. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (2010) Population monitoring
and radionuclide decorporation following a radiological or nuclear incident, Report No. 166.
NCRP, Bethesda MD
8. Thompson J, Rahn M, Lossius H, Lockey D (2014) Risks to emergency medical responders at
terrorist incidents: a narrative review of the medical literature. Crit Care 18:521–530
9. Hall R, Hall C, Chapman M (2006) Medical and psychiatric casualties caused by conventional
and radiological (dirty) bombs. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:242–248
10. Becker S (2004) Emergency communication and information issues in terrorist events involving
radioactive materials. Biosecur Bioterror 2(3):195–207
11. Becker S (2005). Addressing the psychosocial and communications challenges posed by
radiological/nuclear terrorism: key developments since NCRP Report No. 138. Health Phys
89(5):521–530
12. Becker S (2011) Risk communication and radiological/nuclear terrorism: a strategic view.
Health Phys 101(5):551–558
13. Ketchum L (1987) Lessons of Chernobyl: SNM members try to decontaminate world threatened
by fallout. Soc Nucl Med (SNM) Newsline 28(6):933–940
14. Shiralkar S, Rennie A, Snow M, Galland R, Lewis M, Gower-Thomas K (2003) Doctors’
knowledge of radiation exposure: questionnaire study. BMJ 327:371–372
15. Bruddemeier B, Dillon M (2009) Key response planning factors for the aftermath of nuclear
terrorism (LLNR-TR-410067). Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
16. World Health Organization (2005) Chernobyl: the true scale of the accident. https://www.who.
int/news/item/05-09-2005-chernobyl-the-true-scale-of-the-accident#:~:text=According%
20to%20the%20Forum’s%20report,danger%20to%20their%20health%20from. Accessed 14
Nov 2020
17. Schwartz H, Flood A, Gougelet R, Rea M, Nicolalde R, Williams B. (2010) A critical assessment
of biodosimetry methods for large-scale incidents. Health Physics 98(2)95-108
18. Terkel S. (2007) The Good War: An Oral History of World War II. MJF Books, New York.