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Case: Acute radiation exposure

You receive notification of a 30-year-old fork-lift driver who while unloading a delivery of brachytherapy equipment accidentally drove the fork-lift blades through a pallet rupturing a source of radioactive caesium chloride. The driver had attempted to clean up the spilled powder himself.

1. State what preparations you would undertake prior to the arrival of this patient 3 marks

2. Outline the (3) syndromes of acute radiation exposure. 3 marks

3. Outline (3) actions you would take to decontaminate this patient and state an end-point 4 marks

4. List (2) methods to assess the severity of acute radiation syndrome 2 marks

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Case: Acute radiation exposure

1. State what preparations you would undertake prior to the arrival of this patient 3 marks

2. Outline the (3) syndromes of acute radiation exposure. 3 marks

3. Outline (3) actions you would take to decontaminate this patient and state an end-point 4 marks

4. List (2) methods to assess the severity of acute radiation syndrome 2 marks

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