Radiation Threats and Your Safety: A Guide to Preparation and Response for Professionals and Community - Armin Ansari - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9780367385033 - September 19, 2019
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

Radiation Threats and Your Safety: A Guide to Preparation and Response for Professionals and Community 1st edition

Price
$ 102.49
excl. VAT

Ordered from remote warehouse

Expected to be ready for shipping Jul 15 - 27
Get notified about new Armin Ansari releases
Add to your iMusic wish list

Not rated yet

Also available as:

While it has aided far many more than it has harmed, radiation is forever etched in the public?s mind as an indiscriminate and particularly pernicious killer. Consequently, it is especially critical in this age of terrorist threats that we equip ourselves with accurate information and practical tools that will serve us in the rare chance that we find ourselves in a radiation crisis.





Radiation Threats and Your Safety: A Guide to Preparation and Response for Professionals and Community offers a calm and authoritative approach to crisis preparation. Written by a health physicist from the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the book informs us about what we should know ahead of time, how to prepare, and the best ways to respond to a nuclear or radiological incident either as an emergency responder or community/family member. Organized to serve both as a preparation guide and as a reference in a crisis, this book ?







Uses common language while avoiding unnecessary scientific jargon







Details protocols for both accidental and intentional radiation emergencies such as nuclear explosions and dirty bombs







Shows how to prepare a family emergency plan







Covers medical responses to radiation emergencies including radiation drugs







Provides an emergency supply list







Discusses radiation from microwaves and cellular phones as well as food irradiation







There is no reason why we should feel helpless when faced with a radiation emergency. We can take action to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities. How we react to a radiation emergency will determine its true final impact. To this end, we need information and leaders we can depend upon. This book provides the factual details and the approach needed to proactively prepare for any radiation emergency, while a


344 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 19, 2019
ISBN13 9780367385033
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 344
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 10 mm   ·   640 g
Language English  

More from the same publisher